When Measuring the Coastline of Texas, Which of These Rulers

question 32

Multiple Choice

When measuring the coastline of Texas, which of these rulers would give you the shortest estimate of coastline length?

• A) 1 cm
• B) 10 cm
• C) 1 m
• D) 10 m
• E) 1 km

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