The heaviest land animal ever recorded (according to the Guinness Book of World Records) was a male African bush elephant. He weighed 13.5 tons measured to the nearest half-ton. How would you find the elephant’s minimum and maximum possible weights?

A. Subtract and add 0.5 ton from 13.5 tons.

B. Subtract and add 0.75 ton from 13.5 tons.

C. Subtract and add 1 ton from 13.5 tons.

D. Subtract and add 0.25 ton from 13.5 tons.

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The heaviest land animal ever recorded (according to the Guinness Book of World Records) was a male African bush elephant. He weighed 13.5 tons measured to the nearest half-ton. How would you find the elephant’s minimum and maximum possible weights?

A. Subtract and add 0.5 ton from 13.5 tons.

B. Subtract and add 0.75 ton from 13.5 tons.

C. Subtract and add 1 ton from 13.5 tons.

D. Subtract and add 0.25 ton from 13.5 tons.

hoblos · Answer

D

anonymous · Answer

Reading that first sentence, I couldn't help but think about a 'Your mom' joke.

anonymous · Answer

so to find the minimum and maximum possible weights, it would be $$13.5 \pm 0.5$$