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CST Certified Scale Technician VIP Practice Exam
CST — The Certified Scale Technician (CST) designation is administered by the Scale Manufacturers Association (SMA); the real exam consists of approximately 100 questions over 3 hours and covers NIST Handbook 44, metrology fundamentals, load cell technology, legal-for-trade requirements, and scale installation/maintenance procedures.
30
Questions
180m
Time Limit
70.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 30👑 VIP
A Class III general-purpose bench scale with a capacity of 30 kg and a division value (d) of 0.01 kg is tested during an annual inspection. On the 20 kg test, the indicator reads 20.02 kg. The acceptance tolerance for a Class III scale at 20 kg is ±1.0d. Does this scale pass or fail the acceptance test, and what is the actual error expressed in divisions?
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