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In adding the measurements 11.075m 18.2m and 16.943m what should be the number of significant figures in result?
Forget about "significant figures"; those are used to determine the precision when you multiply or divide. When adding numbers, the rule is that the result should be rounded according to the precision of the least accurate of the addents. In this case, to one decimal digit.
What is the rule for significant figures when adding or subtracting decimals?
When adding and/or subtracting, your answer can only show as many decimal places as the measurement having the fewest number in the decimal places.
What is the significant figures of the number of 23.400?
There are five significant figures in the given value. It is according to the rule of significant figures which say that zeros right to the decimal point are significant and all non zero digits are significant So , all the digits in the given value are significant figures i.e 5 significant figures.
How many significant figures are in 0.041?
There are 2 because of the leading zeros rule. Zeros at the beginning of a number are never significant.
What are slide rule's disadvantages?
The main disadvantage is that in may cases the level of precision is limited to three significant figures.
