Question

A teacher uses a bow and arrow to demonstrate accuracy and precision. She shoots several arrows, aiming at the exact center of the target each time. The drawing below shows where her arrows hit the target.

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Which statement best describes her shots?
Her shots were precise but not accurate.
Her shots were accurate but not precise.
Her shots were both precise and accurate.
Her shots were neither accurate nor precise.

Answer 1

Her shots were precise but not accurate.

They are precise because the arrows hit close to each other (consistent), but not accurate because the cluster is not near the target center (the true value).