Ascale measured a 4.5-pound brick as weighing 5.3 pounds. which measurement is more accurate but less precise than 5.3 pounds? 4.98 pounds 5 pounds 5.52 pounds 6 pounds

Option B- 5 pounds

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : A scale measured a 4.5-pound brick as weighing 5.3 pounds.

To find : Which measurement is more accurate but less precise than 5.3 pounds?

Solution :

Accuracy is the nearest or round off number of the measurement given.

Precise is the shortest form in which a number may write.

We have to find the measurement is more accurate but less precise

The measurement given is 5.3 pounds.

The most accurate and price value matches with the option or when we round to 5.3 we get 5

Therefore, Option 2 is correct.

Number which is closer to 5.3 pounds is 5 pounds.

17,000 is the correct answer.