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Date May 2013 Marks available 1 Reference code 13M.1.SL.TZ2.1
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 2
Command term Question number 1 Adapted from N/A

Question

The length of the side of a cube is 10.0 ±0.3cm. What is the uncertainty in the volume of the cube?


A. ±0.027 cm3

B. ±2.7 cm3

C. ±9.0 cm3

D. ±90 cm3

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

The candidates found this question difficult with the statistics indicating that many may have been guessing. It is clear (also from paper 2) that many candidates are not comfortable with percentages. It may be a good idea for teachers to make sure their candidates can perform simple percentage calculations without recourse to a calculator.

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 1: Measurements and uncertainties » 1.2 – Uncertainties and errors
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