SCIENCE
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
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6
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6.5
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6.47
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -You simply include all the significant figures in the leading number. For example, the number 450 has two significant figures and would be written in scientific notation as 4.5 × 102, whereas 450.0 has four significant figures and would be written as 4.500 × 102.
Detailed explanation-2: -We round a number to three significant figures in the same way that we would round to three decimal places. We count from the first non-zero digit for three digits. We then round the last digit. We fill in any remaining places to the right of the decimal point with zeros.
Detailed explanation-3: -All non-zero numbers ARE significant. Zeros between two non-zero digits ARE significant. Leading zeros are NOT significant. Trailing zeros to the right of the decimal ARE significant. Trailing zeros in a whole number with the decimal shown ARE significant. More items