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What is the rule about significant figures when multiplying or dividing measurement?
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∙ 11y ago
the decimal place in the quotient or product should be based in the decimal place of the given with the least significant figures
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When multiplying or dividing measurements does the answer have the same amount of significant figures as the measurement with the most significant figures?
No, the one with the least.
When multiplying or dividing measurements the answer has the same number of significant figures as the measurement with the most significant figure?
When multiplying/dividing measurements the answers needs to have the same amound significant figures as the one with the LEAST amount
When multiplying and dividing measured quantities the number of significant figures in the result should be equal to the number of significant figures in what?
The number of significant figures should be equal to the significant figures in the least precise measurement.
When multiplying 1.0400 x 0.302001 the number of significant figures in the answer should be?
5 since 1.0400 has 5 significant figures. when dividing or multiplying go with the number with the smaller significant figures.
How many significant figures should a student record when multiplying or dividing?
The least number of significant figures in any number of the problem determines the number of significant figures in the answer.
When multiplying or dividing measurements how many significant figures should the answer contain?
The least number of significant figures in any number of the problem determines the number of significant figures in the answer.
How many significant figures would be in the answer of 2.2458 m x 0.55 m?
Two. When multiplying or dividing the answer is rounded to the fewest significant figures in the given measurements. 0.55 has only two significant figures, so the answer can have only two significant figures.
What is the significant figures 4.884 x 2.25?
4.884 has four significant figures and 2.25 has three significant figures. 4.884 x 2.25 = 10.989 = 11.0 rounded to three significant figures. When multiplying or dividing, the result must have the same number of significant figures as the number in the problem with the fewest significant figures.
When multiplying and diving measured quantities the number of significant figures in the result should be equal to the number of significant figures in?
The final answer.is only as accurate as the least accurate component in the calculation, so use the significant figures of the measurement with the fewest.
When dividing one measurement by another what determines the allowable number of significant digits in the quotient?
The least number of significant figures in any number of the problem determines the number of significant figures in the answer.
How many significant figures does the measurement 0.4006 m have?
There are 4 significant figures in this measurement.
How many significant figures are there in the measurement 50600 mg?
There are 3 significant figures in this measurement.
