The Morans basketball team measured the length and width of their basketball court and found it to be 15.2m and 28.4m respectively. calculate to 2...

The Morans basketball team measured the length and width of their basketball court and found it to be 15.2m and 28.4m respectively. calculate to 2 decimal places the percentage error in its area.

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Kavungya answered the question on November 15, 2019 at 08:20

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