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Question
While measuring the length of a knitting needle, the reading of the scale at one end is 3.0 cm and at the other end is 33.1 cm. What is the length of the needle?
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Solution
The reading of the scale at one end is 3 cm and at the other end is 33. 1 cm.
Therefore, the length of the knitting needle is given by subtracting both the readings, i.e.,
(33.1 - 3.0) cm = 30.1 cm.
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