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If the conversion factor is exact, then the number of significant figures in the answer is the same as the number of significant figures in the original number.If the conversion factor is an approximation, then the number of significant figures in the result is the lesser of this number and the number of significant figures in the original number.
721000 is the result.
The simple rule is: no more significant figures than the least accurate of the values in the computation. For multiplication and division, the result should have as many significant figures as the measured number with the smallest number of significant figures. For addition and subtraction, the result should have as many decimal places as the measured number with the smallest number of decimal places. (Rounding off can be tricky, but that would be another thread)
In the number 5321, all digits are non-zero, so all of them are considered significant. Therefore, there are four significant figures in the number 5321. When reporting the answer, ensure that all four significant figures are included to maintain accuracy and precision in the final result.
Three significant figures: two before the decimal point and one after.
When adding or multiplying numbers, the result should have the same number of decimal places as the number with the fewest decimal places. For addition, the result should have the same number of significant figures as the number with the fewest significant figures. For multiplication, the result should have the same number of significant figures as the number with the fewest significant figures.
The number of significant figures should be equal to the significant figures in the least precise measurement.
When multiplying numbers with significant figures, count the total number of significant figures in each number being multiplied. The result should have the same number of significant figures as the number with the fewest significant figures. Round the final answer to that number of significant figures.
If the conversion factor is exact, then the number of significant figures in the answer is the same as the number of significant figures in the original number.If the conversion factor is an approximation, then the number of significant figures in the result is the lesser of this number and the number of significant figures in the original number.
When adding or multiplying numbers with significant figures, the result should be rounded to the least number of decimal places in the original numbers. For addition, the result should have the same number of decimal places as the number with the fewest decimal places. For multiplication, the result should have the same number of significant figures as the number with the fewest significant figures.
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The appropriate number of significant figures to use in expressing the result of 51.6 x 3.1416 is three. This is because the factors each have three significant figures, so the result should also have three significant figures. The answer would be 162.
multiplying
The least number of significant figures in any number of the problem determines the number of significant figures in the answer.
When dividing numbers, the result should have the same number of significant figures as the number with the fewest significant figures in the calculation. Round the final answer to match the least number of significant figures in the original numbers.
the measured quantity with the least number of significant figures. For example, if you multiply a quantity with 3 significant figures by a quantity with 2 significant figures, your result should have 2 significant figures.
4.884 has four significant figures and 2.25 has three significant figures. 4.884 x 2.25 = 10.989 = 11.0 rounded to three significant figures. When multiplying or dividing, the result must have the same number of significant figures as the number in the problem with the fewest significant figures.