0.0003
0.0086
0.0148
0.015
0.0102
6,762 to 3 significant figures is: 6,760
3 significant figures; 2 1 8
0.0082
20.375
When rounded to three significant figures, 3.738 mL becomes 3.74 mL. Remember, to round to three significant figures, you start counting from the first non-zero digit from the left.
You count the number of figures from left to right starting with the first number different from 0. Example: 205 has 3 significant figures 0.0000205 has 3 significant figures 0.000020500000 has 8 significant figures
The number 0.00038 has two significant figures. Significant figures are digits that carry meaning contributing to the precision of a number. In this case, the zeros before the 3 and 8 are not considered significant because they are leading zeros that simply indicate the decimal's placement. The 3 and 8 are the significant figures in this number.