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When subtracting (or adding), the answer should have the lowest number if decimals of any number in the problem. For example, 25.1 + 55.89 + 23.321 should equal 104.3 because 25.1 has only one decimal point.

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How many sig figs does 7200 have?

Four.


346.7500 has five significant figures?

No, it actually has seven significant figures. Basic rule: (1)When number has decimal point---count from left to right counting all numbers after the first non-zero number ex.-->.009367 has 4 sig figs ex.-->9.367 has 4 sig figs ex.-->9.367000 has 7 sig figs (2)When number doesn't have a decimal point---count right to left counting all numbers after the first non-zero number ex.-->12 has 2 sig figs ex.-->120 has 2 sig figs ex.-->1207800 has 5 sig figs


How many sig figs in 45000?

There are two significant figures in the number 45000.


34.872 to 1 significant figure?

34.872 rounded and chopped to 1 sig fig is 30. The previous answer 34.8 is wrong, 34.8 is 34.872 chopped to 3 sig figs.Any digit in a number that is not zero is classed as a significant figure e.g. your number above has 5 sig figs but if it was 30.072 it would only have 3 sig figs: 3, 7 and 2. When someone asks something to be taken to n sig figs they mean the first n significant figures of the number i.e. 103.42 to 2 sig figs would be 103, not 100.Also, incase you don't know what I mean when i used the terms rounded and chopped above, rounding is when you round the number either up or down to the nearest sig fig so your number rounded to 2 sig figs would be 35. Chopping however is when you take however sig figs you need and chop the rest of regardless of how close the n+1th digit is to a higher sig fig. e.g. 34.372 is 34 chopped to 2 s.f. but 34.872 is also 34 chopped to 2 s.f. in fact if a number is virtually the same as a higher number it will get chopped to a lower one e.g. 34.999999999999999 chopped to 2 s.f. is 34, not 35!


How many significant figures is 4.28?

4.28x10^-3 ------> 4.3x10^-3