Q15Multiple choice
Four children measure the length of a table which was about 2 m. Each of them used different ways to measure it.
- (i)Sam measured it with a half metre long thread.
- (ii)Gurmeet measured it with a 15 cm scale from her geometry box. M OTION AND MEASUREMENT OF DISTANCES 63
- (iii)Reena measured it using her hand span.
- (iv)Salim measured it using a 5 m long measuring tape. Which one of them would get the most accurate length? Give reason for your answer.
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(i) Sam measured it with a half metre long thread.