The least number of significant figures in any number of the problem determines the number of significant figures in the answer.
All numbers which are not "zero" are classed as significant digits. Therefore in the number 129 there will be three digits which are classed as significant.
The number 202.45 has five significant digits.
All five digits in the number are significant.
When using significant digits, the product has only the number of significant digits as the lowest number in the factors. "20" has two significant digits and "310" has three. Therefore, the product has to have two significant digits. 310 × 20 = 6200 6200 already has two significant digits.
There are four significant digits in the number 1.071.
Well, darling, the significant figures in 0.56 are 2. See, the non-zero digits are always significant, and trailing zeros after a decimal point are also significant. So, in this case, both the 5 and the 6 are important players in the game of significant figures.
Three significant digits.
This number has seven significant digits.
The least number of significant figures in any number of the problem determines the number of significant figures in the answer.
All four of the digits given are significant digits.
All numbers which are not "zero" are classed as significant digits. Therefore in the number 129 there will be three digits which are classed as significant.
The number of significant digits is the length of the numerical string from the first to the last non-zero digits in a number.The number if significant digits in 9807600, or 0.0012021 is 5.
There are two significant digits in the number 83.
The number 202.45 has five significant digits.
All five digits in the number are significant.
690 has two significant figures. The zero at the end is not significant for the purposes of determining the number of significant figures.