Which of the following are exact numbers? Justify your answers (i) There are 102

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Question

Which of the following are exact numbers? Justify your answers

(i) There are 102 floors in the Empire State building

(ii) There are 1860 steps in the Empire State building from the street level to the 102ndfloor.

(iii) The height of the Empire State Building from ground to the top of the lightning rod at the top is 1,454 feet.

(iv) There are 6,500 Windows in the Empire State building.

(v) The distance from the ground to the first observatory on the 86th floor of the Empire state building is 1050 feet.

(i)

There can be exactly 102 floors in the Empire State building

so, this is exact numbers

(ii)

There can be 1860 steps

because each steps is 1

so, 1860 steps are exact values

Hence , this is exact numbers

(iii)

The height of Empire State Building from ground to the top of the lightning rod at the top will always be approximate

because height can not be exact

Hence , this is not exact

(iv)

Number of windows will be distinct like 1, 2, 3,

so, this is exact

(v)

Distance between any two points will always be approximnate value

Hence , this is not exact

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