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Suppose that your bathroom scale reads your mass as $65 \mathrm{~kg}$ with a $3 \%$ uncertainty. What is the uncertainty in your mass (in kilograms)?
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Suppose that your bathroom scale reads your mass as 65 kg with a 3% uncertainty. What is the uncertainty in your mass (in kilograms)?
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