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When is a number significant?
Zeroes to the left of the decimal point are significant if there is a decimal point present. Zeroes between numbers are always significant. Zeroes to the right of the decimal point are always significant. Non-zero numbers except for the last are always significant. The last non-zero number is always insignificant.
How many significant figures does 0.50 have?
0.50 has two significant figures, the 5 and the trailing 0 after the decimal point. The leading zero before the decimal point is not significant.
Zeros are always considered significant digits when they are to the right of the decimal point and when they are between the decimal point and another digit as in 13.04.?
That is correct.
How many significant numbers does 6.6750 have?
Five - zeros after the decimal point that aren't placeholders are significant.
How many significant figures in 0.00506?
5 As the zeroes are to the right of the decimal point, they too are significant
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