Tuesday, 6 March 2012

Exact and Approximated figures

http://www.todayonline.com/Singapore/EDC120306-0000193/MINDEF-manages-its-budget-prudently--Ng-Eng-Hen

Exact:
In paragraph 14, there is a part of a sentence saying "75 crew members", nothing before or after that phrase states that it is an estimated number, so it should be exact.

Approximated:
In paragraph 2, there is a part of a sentence saying "up to 6 per cent", the phrase 'up to' states that it might be any percentage lower than 6.

iv) I think that the figures above are rounded off to the nearest whole number.

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