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Exploring Measurement in the Food Industry The question we were trying to answer was "Do you get what you pay for"? We were investigating to see if the weight of the chips matched the net weight listed on the bags by weighing the bags with and without their contents(Net Weight 28.3g) . During our investigation we first weighed the bag with its contents inside then weighed it again without its contents. We conducted our experiment this way so we can estimate how much the chips themselves weigh.     We claimed that the bags of chips are neither precise(range ≤.20g) or accurate(weight of chips between 28.2g-28.4g) meaning you don't get what you pay for. Looking at the evidence bag 4 was the only one accurate. For precision you take the greatest chip weight and least weight and subtract them, we got .8 for the range meaning the chips aren't precise either. For that reason you don't  get what you pay for, you will most likely end up with more than you expe