That depends on your goals AND on your measuring capabilities.
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∙ 7y agoIt depends upon how you got to the 12, for example: 28.6 - 16.6 = 12.0 Because each of the numbers that was used to get to the 12 had 3 significant figures, you should write the 12 with three significant figures also. However: 29 - 17 = 12 In this case, each of the numbers that was used to get to 12 had only 2 significant figures, so use only 2 significant figures in the 12.
The number given of 11254 has five significant figures
Count the significant figures in each number. Calculate the minimum of these numbers. Do the multiplication Round the product to the LEAST number of significant figures, determined above.
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5 of them.
4 of them.
The number 0.0102030 has 6 significant figures. Each of the non-zero numerals (3 of those), the zeros between the non-zero numbers (2), and the zero on the end of the number if it is right of the decimal (1). The significant figures are in bold:0.0102030
4 significant figures.Zeros are significant if they are between two non-zero numbers, or if they are "trailing" zeros in a number with a decimal point.Eg.0.000047 = 2 significant figures4.7000 = 5 significant figures
The measurement of 417.32 g has five significant figures. Each non-zero digit and any zeros between them are considered significant in a decimal number.
The greater the number of significant figures, the greater the precision. Each significant figure increases the precision by a factor of ten. For example pi = 3.14 is accurate to 3 significant figures, while pi = 3.14159 with 6 significant figures is a more accurate representation.
The appropriate number of significant figures to use in expressing the result of 51.6 x 3.1416 is three. This is because the factors each have three significant figures, so the result should also have three significant figures. The answer would be 162.
It depends upon how you got to the 12, for example: 28.6 - 16.6 = 12.0 Because each of the numbers that was used to get to the 12 had 3 significant figures, you should write the 12 with three significant figures also. However: 29 - 17 = 12 In this case, each of the numbers that was used to get to 12 had only 2 significant figures, so use only 2 significant figures in the 12.
The number given of 11254 has five significant figures
3.774 is to 4 significant figures (count them)
Count the significant figures in each number. Calculate the minimum of these numbers. Do the multiplication Round the product to the LEAST number of significant figures, determined above.
2
5 of them.