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Pradeep was shown a broken ruler and asked, where is 5 cm on the ruler. He picked up the ruler and pointed at the mark of 5 cm on the ruler. His answer

A

is reflecting that he has the misconception that 5 cm refers to a point and not a length

B

is correct as he rightly pointed out the mark of 5 cm on the ruler

C

is incorrect as he is showing a point and not the distance between two points marked as 0 and 5

D

is incorrect as the ruler is broken and he must start with 2 and should point at 7 as the desired mark

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B
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