Amy measured the length of an eraser. She discovered that her accuracy in her measurement was off by 0.005 centimeter. Which of the following could be the measured length of the eraser?

35.85 millimeters
35 millimeters
35.8 millimeters
358 millimeters

Question

Amy measured the length of an eraser. She discovered that her accuracy in her measurement was off by 0.005 centimeter. Which of the following could be the measured length of the eraser?

    35.85 millimeters
    35 millimeters
    35.8 millimeters
    358 millimeters

agent0smith · Answer

Does it say the length that she measured...? 

if not, convert 0.005cm to millimeters (multiply by 10) and that should help find the answer...

anonymous · Answer

How would you multiply it...like .5 x 10

agent0smith · Answer

The number isn't 0.5, it's 0.005.

anonymous · Answer

i know but how would you multiply by 10 
it confuses me

anonymous · Answer

I done that. It came out with 0.05 ?!

agent0smith · Answer

That's right, 0.05mm. Now only one of those four options has a 0.05 in it...

anonymous · Answer

which one though? 4

anonymous · Answer

d?

agent0smith · Answer

The one that has a 0.05 in it. D doesn't have a decimal at all