A metal sphere has a mass of 197 grams, correct to the nearest gram.

  1. (a)

    Find the least possible mass of the metal sphere.

    Answer ... g

  2. (b)

    The volume of the metal sphere is 25 cm^3, correct to the nearest cubic centimetre. Find the greatest possible mass of 1 cubic centimetre of the metal.

    Answer ... g

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10(a)

1. Find the lower bound of the mass rounded to the nearest gram

A mass of 197197 g correct to the nearest gram has lower bound
197−0.5=196.5.197-0.5=196.5.

Answer

196.5 g196.5\text{ g}

10(b)

1. Find the bounds needed for the greatest possible density-like value

Mass =197 g=197\text{ g} correct to the nearest gram, so the greatest possible mass is
197.5 g.197.5\text{ g}.
Volume =25 cm3=25\text{ cm}^3 correct to the nearest cubic centimetre, so the least possible volume is
24.5 cm3.24.5\text{ cm}^3.

2. Calculate the greatest possible mass of 1 cubic centimetre

Greatest possible mass of 1 cm31\text{ cm}^3
=197.524.5=\frac{197.5}{24.5}
=8.061224…=8.061224\ldots
≈8.06 g.\approx 8.06\text{ g}.

Answer

8.06 g8.06\text{ g}

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