Six
The least number of significant figures in any number of the problem determines the number of significant figures in the answer.
5. Count the number of digits from the first non-zero digit to the last non-zero digit.
The least number of significant figures in any number of the problem determines the number of significant figures in the answer.
All numbers which are not "zero" are classed as significant digits. Therefore in the number 129 there will be three digits which are classed as significant.
All five digits in the number are significant.
How many significant digits does the following operation have?(40,200.0 * 0.000240) - 2.778
3 of them.
Two
it has 6 sig digits (405608) the 0.00 dont count
The least number of significant figures in any number of the problem determines the number of significant figures in the answer.
6 Zeros between significant digits are significant The last zero specifies the number more, so it is significant
There are 2 significant digits in the number.
5. Count the number of digits from the first non-zero digit to the last non-zero digit.
Three significant digits.
This number has seven significant digits.
The least number of significant figures in any number of the problem determines the number of significant figures in the answer.
All four of the digits given are significant digits.