You should always report sig figures at the same level as they are stated in the question. In this case, you would report to the meter. in this case 311,604 m.
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.
600 * 190 = 114*10+3 in three significant figures, or 1.14 * 105 also in three significant figures.
5.1011999999999995
There are 3. The final zero, if not significant, should not be there and so it must be significant.
The number 14500 has five significant figures. Significant figures are the digits in a number that carry meaning contributing to its precision. In this case, all the digits in 14500 are considered significant because they are all non-zero and are part of the measurement.
Three as three is the minimum found
When multiplying numbers, count the 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.
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.
3.60 and 3.600, as well as 3.600000000, are all identical in value.
The number of significant figures should be equal to the significant figures in the least precise measurement.
The product of 1000 and 0.00357 is 3.57. The result should have three significant figures as that is the lowest number of significant figures given in the original numbers being multiplied.
When reporting a measurement of 15 grams, it has two significant figures, as both digits (1 and 5) are non-zero and contribute to its precision. Since the number is presented without any decimal point, it implies that the measurement is exact to the nearest whole gram. Therefore, you should report the weight of the object as having two significant figures.
The least number of significant figures in any number of the problem determines the number of significant figures in the answer.
When multiplying numbers, the result should have the same number of significant figures as the number with the fewest significant figures.
The number 5321 has 4 significant figures.
There are 4 significant figures to be reported.
14,400, but since 12 has only 2 significant figures, the answer should more properly be written as14,000