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Numbers of Any Magnitude, SMB-009

Noel's suitcase is weighed before his plane flight at 14 kilograms, to the nearest kilogram.

What is the absolute error of this measurement?  (1 mark)

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`text{0.5 kilograms or 500 grams}`

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`text(A)text(bsolute error)` `= 1/2 xx\ text(precision)`
  `= 1/2 xx 1\ text(kg)`
  `= 0.5\ text{kg (or 500 grams)}`

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