Answer to Question #276015 in General Chemistry for Winta

Question

Two students Abebe and Eyasu are working on a construction project.They have to calculate the total mass of the mixed cement when sand, cement powder and water are added together

Mass of sand =107.34 kg Mass of water =11.04kg

Mass of cement powder =5.6kg Mass of mixture = ?

Abebe calculate the mass to be 124.0 kg and Eyasus’s calculation gives 123.98kg. Who was write and why ?

Answer 1

Mass of the mixture =123.98kg

Eyasus was correct since he never rounded off the answer.