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20.2 has three significant figures.
5 significant figures.
6040 has 3 significant figures.
How many significant figures are in 20.8
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4 significant figures.
There are 3 significant figures in 94.2.
There are 4 significant figures in 0.0032. Seems to be only 2 significant figures in this number.
Significant figures are important in measurement because they determine how accurate a scientific claim can be. There always has to be a small amount of uncertainty in an answer, because no measurement or calculation is ever 100% absolute.
There are four significant figures in 0.1111.
20.2 has three significant figures.
There are two significant figures in 0.025.
5 significant figures.
Trailing zeros ALWAYS count as significant figures, so 700.0 would have 4 significant figures.
That depends on how many significant figures you are talking about.If three significant figures then 700 is the largest that rounds to 700.If four significant figures are to be rounded to three significant figures then 700.4If five significant figures are to be rounded to three significant figures then 700.49If six significant figures are to be rounded to three significant figures then 700.499etc.
The significant figures in 0.000042500 are: 0.0000425. So, there are 8 significant figures.