The length of a pipe is measured with a meter stick. This measurement requires three uses since the pipe is more than 2 meters long. The first measurement is 1 m. The second measurement is 1m. The third measurement is 0.76m. The total length of the meter stick in the sum of the three measures. Each measurement can be made to +/- 0.15 cm. What is the total length and estimated error in m?

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The length of a pipe is measured with a meter stick. This measurement requires three uses since the pipe is more than 2 meters long. The first measurement is 1 m. The second measurement is 1m. The third measurement is 0.76m. The total length of the meter stick in the sum of the three measures. Each measurement can be made to +/- 0.15 cm. What is the total length and estimated error in m?