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# In lab one student obtained a weight measurement of $3.2 kg$ for a given substance, but the actual or known weight is $10 kg$, then his measurement is :

not accurate

##### SOLUTION
Since the measured value of weight of the substance is far away from the value of actual weight, so the measurement is said to be inaccurate.

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