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Indicate whether each of the following can be determined exactly or must be measured with some degree of uncertainty: (a) the number of seconds in an hour (b) the number of pages in this book (c) the number of grams in your weight (d) the number of grams in 3 kilograms (e) the volume of water you drink in one day (f) the distance from San Francisco to Kansas City

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(a) the number of seconds in an hour - can be determined exactly

(b) the number of pages in this book-can be determined exactly

(c) the number of grams in your weight -must be measure with some degree of uncertainty

(d) the number of grams in 3 kilograms-can be determined exactly

(e) the volume of water you drink in one day-must be measure with some degree of uncertainty

(f) the distance from San Francisco to Kansas City-must be measure with some degree of uncertainty

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