Answer the Question $70.4$ Inches a Tape Measure That Can Be Read to the Tape

Multiple Choice

Answer the question.
-Your true height is $70.4$ inches. A tape measure that can be read to the nearest tenth of an inch gives your height as $70.5$ inches. A second tape measure which can be read to the nearest eighth of an inch gives your height as $70 \frac { 3 } { 8 }$ inches. Which of these two measurement is more precise? Which is more accurate?

A) The second tape measure gives a more precise reading but the first tape measure gives a more accurate reading.
B) The first tape measure gives a more precise reading and also a more accurate reading.
C) The first tape measure gives a more precise reading but the second tape measure gives a more accurate reading.
D) The second tape measure gives a more precise reading and also a more accurate reading.