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The edge of the ball falls the marks for 13 feet 10 1/8 inches and 13 feet 10 1/4 inches, so he rounds to the eighth of an inch closest to where his ball landed, which is 13 feet 10 1/8 inches. At her school, Lacey fires her cataplult and measures the distance. Her distance falls between the same two marks, but she reports her distance as 13 feet 10 3/16 inches and claims she’s won. a. What measurement error did Lacey make? b. The judges declare a tie, but is it possible that Randal would have won if they used a measuring tape with higher precision? Explain why or why not.
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