14.767 can be rounded to 15 if it is to be rounded to the nearest whole number. If it is rounded to the next significant digit, it would be 14.77, or 14.8 if rounded to one decimal place.
5 kilometers. A significant figure is anything except a 0, before a decimal point.
30.54 rounded to one decimal place = 30.5. Because the least significant digit is 4 it is rounded down. Had it been 5 or above the answer would have been rounded up to 30.6
1,246 rounded to one significant figure is 1,000
To one significant digit, 37.19 is 4x101. Writing it as 40 makes it unclear as to whether you have 1 significant digit or 2.
14.767 can be rounded to 15 if it is to be rounded to the nearest whole number. If it is rounded to the next significant digit, it would be 14.77, or 14.8 if rounded to one decimal place.
5 kilometers. A significant figure is anything except a 0, before a decimal point.
30.54 rounded to one decimal place = 30.5. Because the least significant digit is 4 it is rounded down. Had it been 5 or above the answer would have been rounded up to 30.6
828 rounded to one significant figure is 800
8.265 rounded to one significant figure is 8
1,246 rounded to one significant figure is 1,000
1.59 rounded to the nearest one digit is 2
To one significant digit, 37.19 is 4x101. Writing it as 40 makes it unclear as to whether you have 1 significant digit or 2.
39 remains 39 when rounded to one significant figure.
The number 327 to one significant figure is 300. The digit 3 is the first and only significant figure, and numbers after this digit are considered not significant.
When rounding to a specific place, take a look at the digit immediately to the right of the target, in this case, the fifth significant number. If that digit is 4 or less, zero everything to the right of the target out. If that digit is 5 through 9, increase the target by one and zero everything to the right of it out. If the target is a 9, increasing it will turn it to zero and increase the digit to the left of the target by one.
541713 rounded to one significant figure is 500000.