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v1 Measurement, STD2 M1 2020 HSC 5 MC

A pencil is measured to be 12.8 cm long, correct to one decimal place.

What is the percentage error in this measurement?

  1. 0.20%
  2. 0.39%
  3. 0.78%
  4. 1.56%
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`B`

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♦ Mean mark 44%.

`text{Absolute error} = 1/2 xx \text{precision} = 1/2 xx 0.1 = 0.05\ \text{cm}`

`%  \text{error}` `= \frac{0.05}{12.8} xx 100`
  `= 0.390625%`
  `= 0.39%`

`⇒ B`

v1 Measurement, STD2 M1 2019 HSC 8 MC

A newborn baby’s length is recorded as 52.4 cm.

What is the absolute error of this measurement?

  1. 0.25 cm
  2. 0.5 cm
  3. 1 cm
  4. 2 cm
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`B`

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♦ Mean mark 48%.

`text{Absolute error}` `= 1/2 xx\ text{precision}`
  `= 1/2 xx 1\ text{ cm}`
  `= 0.5\ text{ cm}`

`⇒ B`

v1 Measurement, STD2 M1 2015 HSC 12 MC

A sprinter’s reaction time at the start of a race was recorded as 0.25 seconds, correct to the nearest hundredth of a second.

What is the percentage error in this measurement, correct to one significant figure?

  1. 0.5%
  2. 1%
  3. 2%
  4. 3%
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`C`

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♦ Mean mark 43%.

`text{Absolute error}\ =1/2 xx text{precision}\ = 1/2 xx 0.01 = 0.005\ text{s}`

`text{% error}` `=\ frac{text{absolute error}}{text{measurement}} xx 100%`  
  `=0.005/0.25 xx 100%`  
  `=2%`  

 
`⇒ C`

v1 Measurement, STD2 M1 2014 HSC 10 MC

The height of Mount Kosciuszko is measured to be 2228.1 m above sea level.

What is the percentage error in this measurement?

  1. 0.001%
  2. 0.002%
  3. 0.005%
  4. 0.011%
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`B`

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♦ Mean mark 50%

`text{Absolute error}\ = 1/2 xx text{precision}\ = 1/2 xx 0.1 = 0.05\ text{m}`

`text{% error}` `= \frac{text{absolute error}}{text{measurement}} xx 100%`  
  `= 0.05 / 2228.1 xx 100%`  
  `= 0.0022%`  

 
`⇒  B`

v1 Measurement, STD2 M1 SM-Bank 25 MC

In a food technology class, a slice of bread is measured and its thickness is recorded as 1.6 cm.

What is the upper limit of accuracy of this measurement?

  1. 1.61 cm
  2. 1.64 cm
  3. 1.65 cm
  4. 1.7 cm
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`=>\ C`

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`text{Absolute error} = 0.05\ \text{cm}`

`text{Upper limit}` `= 1.6 + 0.05`
  `= 1.65\ \text{cm}`

`=>\ C`

Measurement, STD2 M1 2020 HSC 5 MC

A plant stem is measured to be 16.0 cm, correct to one decimal place.

What is the percentage error in this measurement?

  1.  0.3125%
  2.  0.625%
  3.  3.125%
  4.  6.25%
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`A`

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♦ Mean mark 41%.

`text{Absolute error} = 1/2 xx \text{precision} = 1/2 xx 0.1 = 0.05\ text{cm}`

`%  text(error)` `= frac(0.05)(16.0) xx 100`
  `= 0.3125%`

 
`=> \ A`

Measurement, STD2 M1 2019 HSC 8 MC

A person's weight is measured as 79.3 kg.

What is the absolute error of this measurement?

  1. 10 grams
  2. 50 grams
  3. 100 grams
  4. 500 grams
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`B`

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♦ Mean mark 46%.

`text(A)text(bsolute error)` `= 1/2 xx\ text(precision)`
  `= 1/2 xx 0.1\ text(kg)`
  `= 1/2 xx 100\ text(grams)`
  `= 50\ text(grams)`

 
`=> B`

Measurement, STD2 M1 SM-Bank 25 MC

A cockroach is measured in a school science experiment and its length is recorded as 5.2 cm.

What is the upper limit of accuracy of this measurement?

  1.  5.21 cm
  2.  5.25 cm
  3.  5.5 cm
  4.  5.9 cm
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`=>\ B`

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`text(A)text(bsolute error = 0.05 cm)`

`text(Upper limit)` `= 5.2 + 0.05`
  `= 5.25\ text(cm)`

 
`=>\ B`

Measurement, STD2 M1 2018 HSC 18 MC

The length of a window is measured as 2.4 m.

Which calculation will give the percentage error for this measurement?

  1. `0.05/2.4 xx 100`
  2. `0.05/100 xx 2.4`
  3. `0.5/2.4 xx 100`
  4. `0.5/100 xx 2.4`
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`A`

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`text{Absolute error}\ =1/2 xx text{precision}\ = 1/2 xx 0.1 = 0.05\ text{m}`

`text{% error}` `=\ frac{text{absolute error}}{text{measurement}} xx 100%`  
  `=0.05/2.4 xx 100%`  

 
`=>A`

Measurement, STD2 M1 2017 HSC 21 MC

The length of a netball court is measured to be 30.50 metres, correct to the nearest centimetre.

What is the lower limit for the length of the netball court?

  1. 30.45 m
  2. 30.49 m
  3. 30.495 m
  4. 30.499 m
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`C`

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`text(A)text(bsolute error)` `= 0.5\ text(cm)`
  `= 0.005\ text(m)`

 

`:.\ text(Lower limit)` `= 30.50-0.005`
  `= 30.495\ text(m)`

 
`=>C`

Measurement, STD2 M1 2015 HSC 12 MC

The length of a fish was measured to be 49 cm, correct to the nearest cm.

What is the percentage error in this measurement, correct to one significant figure?

  1. 0.01%
  2. 0.5%
  3. 1%
  4. 2%
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`C`

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♦ Mean mark 41%.

`text{Absolute error}\ =1/2 xx text{precision}\ = 1/2 xx 1 = 0.5\ text{cm}`

`text{% error}` `=\ frac{text{absolute error}}{text{measurement}} xx 100%`  
  `=0.5/49 xx 100%`  
  `=1.020… %`  
  `=1%\ \ text{(to 1 sig fig)}`  

 
`=>C`

Measurement, STD2 M1 2008 HSC 23b

The capacity of a bottle is measured as 1.25 litres correct to the nearest 10 millilitres.

What is the percentage error for this measurement?   (1 mark)

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`text(0.4%)`

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`text(A) text(bsolute error) = 5\ text(mL)`

`:.\ text(% error)` `= 5/1250 xx 100`
  `=\ text(0.4%)`

Measurement, STD2 M1 2014 HSC 10 MC

The top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge is measured to be 138.4 m above sea level. 

What is the percentage error in this measurement?

  1. 0.036%
  2. 0.050%
  3. 0.072%
  4. 0.289%
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`A`

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♦ Mean mark 48%

`text{Absolute error}\ =1/2 xx text{precision}\ = 1/2 xx 0.1 = 0.05\ text{m}`

`text{% error}` `=\ frac{text{absolute error}}{text{measurement}} xx 100%`  
  `=0.05/138.4 xx 100%`  
  `=0.036%`  

 
`=>  A`

Measurement, STD2 M1 2013 HSC 27d

A rectangular wooden chopping board is advertised as being 17 cm by 25 cm, with each side measured to the nearest centimetre.

  1. Calculate the percentage error in the measurement of the longer side.   (1 mark)

  2. Between what lower and upper limits does the actual area of the top of the chopping board lie?     (2 marks)

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  1. `text(2%)`
  2. `404.25\ text{cm}^2 and 446.25\ text{cm}^2`
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i.    `text(Longer side) = 25\ text(cm)`

♦♦ Mean mark 23%
MARKER’S COMMENT: Be aware that measurements accurate to the nearest cm have an absolute error for calculation purposes of 0.5 cm.

`text{Absolute error}\ =1/2 xx text{precision}\ = 1/2 xx 1 = 0.5\ text{cm}`

`text{% error}` `=\ frac{text{absolute error}}{text{measurement}} xx 100%`  
  `=0.5/25 xx 100%`  
  `=2%`  

 

ii.   `text(Area) = l xx b`

♦ Mean mark 35%
`text{Area (upper)}` `=25.5 xx 17.5`
  `=446.25\ text{cm}^2`

 

`text{Area (lower)}` `=24.5 xx 16.5`
  `=404.25\ text{cm}^2`

 
`:.\ text{Area is between 404.25 cm}^2\ text{and 446.25 cm}^2.`