Question

Tori is practicing measuring length. She places her ruler on a flat surface and measures a carrot. Tori says, "This carrot is about 7 centimeters long." Why is her measurement inaccurate?
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She did not place the the end of the carrot at the 0 centimeters mark.
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She did not hold the ruler up to measure the carrot.
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She did not hold the carrot vertically to measure it.
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She did not use a food scale to measure the length.
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Answers

GPT-4o mini
The most accurate reason for Tori's measurement being inaccurate is:

**She did not place the end of the carrot at the 0 centimeters mark.**

When measuring with a ruler, the starting point should be at the zero mark to ensure an accurate measurement. If the end of the carrot is not aligned with the zero mark, the measurement will be incorrect.