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Which of the following is an inexact quantity?
Which of the following is an inexact quantity?
the number of grams in a kilogram | |
the number of people in your chemistry class | |
the mass of a penny |
We know that :Exact numbers are those that have defined values or are integers that result from counting numbers of objects. so number of people in chemistry class and grams in kilograms will be exact.
however the numbers obtained by measurement are always inexact quantity.
so mass of penny measured will be inexact quantity.