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When dividing one measurement by another what determines the allowable number of significant digits in the quotient?
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The least number of significant figures in any number of the problem determines the number of significant figures in the answer.
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When dividing do you move the decimal to the right or to the left?
The answer depends on the magnitude of the number by which you are dividing.
What do you do when there is a remainder when your dividing decimals?
add a zero to the end (only if it'safter the decimal) and continue dividing
How is dividing decimals and dividing whole numbers the same?
If you are making use of long division method, the process of dividing a whole number is actually a subset of the process of dividing the decimals. While dividing both you may get a quotient with decimal places. Some exceptions to this do exist in case of whole numbers. Like when you are dividing 100 by 2, the quotient 50 has no decimal places.
What is the dividing fractions rhyme?
its Dividing fractions is easy as pie, just flip the second and multiply made by krissy
How is multiplying and dividing rational numbers similar?
Dividing by a non-zero rational number is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal.
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
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.
What is the rule about significant figures when multiplying or dividing measurement?
the decimal place in the quotient or product should be based in the decimal place of the given with the least significant figures
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.
Can any measurement in millimeters be convered to meters?
Yes by dividing by 1000
Can any measurement in millimeters be converted to meters?
yes, by dividing by 1000
When multiplying or dividing two numbers how many significant figures should there be in the answer?
The basic idea is that the final result should not be - or rather, appear to be - more accurate than the original numbers. Therefore, the final result should not have more significant digits than the original numbers you multiply or divide. For example, if one factor has 3 significant digits, and the other 5, round the final result to 3 significant digits.
When dividing mass and volume which is the divisor?
The divisor is the number doing the dividing, rather than the number being divided. For example, in the problem 144/12, 12 is dividing into 144, so 12 is the divisor. If you are dividing mass by volume to attempt to find density, the volume measurement will be the divisor.
How do you round to a significant figure?
When adding or subtracting, follow these steps to find a sig figs answer: 1) Add/Subtract numbers regularly. 2) Determine which measurement has the least decimal places. 3) Round final answer to the same number of decimal places. When multiplying or dividing, follow these: 1) Count the number of sig figs in the numbers you are multiplying/dividing. 2) Multiply/Divide regularly. 3) Round final answer to the same number of sig figs as the measurement with the fewest sig figs.
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.
