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Accuracy of Measurement You stop at a self-service gas station to buy 15 gallons of 87 -octane gasoline at $\$ 3.61$ per gallon. The gas pump is accurate to within $\frac{1}{10}$ gallon. How much might you be undercharged or overcharged?
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We are buying 15 gallons of gasoline at a price of $3.61 per gallon. The gas pump is accurate to within $\frac{1}{10}$ gallon. This means that the amount of gasoline we receive could be $\frac{1}{10}$ gallon more or less than 15 gallons. Show more…
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