Question 170Electricity & Electronics - 1st Asst/Chief

The correct answer is B) 9.8 and 10.2 milliamperes. This is because the digital multimeter has an accuracy of plus or minus 2% on the 100 milliamp scale. A reading of 10.0 milliamps would have an actual line current between 9.8 milliamps (10.0 - 2% of 10.0) and 10.2 milliamps (10.0 + 2% of 10.0). The other options are incorrect because: A) 9.8 and 10.0 milliamperes is too narrow of a range given the 2% accuracy. C) 8.0 and 10.0 milliamperes is too wide of a range and does not account for the 2% accuracy. D) 8.0 and 12.0 milliamperes is also too wide of a range and does not accurately reflect the 2% accuracy.