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It depends upon how you got to the 12, for example:
28.6 - 16.6 = 12.0
Because each of the numbers that was used to get to the 12 had 3 significant figures, you should write the 12 with three significant figures also.
However:
29 - 17 = 12
In this case, each of the numbers that was used to get to 12 had only 2 significant figures, so use only 2 significant figures in the 12.
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