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How many significant figures should be in a resulting calculation 234 or eight?
The least number of significant figures in any number of the problem determines the number of significant figures in the answer.
When multiplying and dividing measured quantities the number of significant figures in the result should be equal to the number of significant figures in what?
The number of significant figures should be equal to the significant figures in the least precise measurement.
How would one use the rules of significant figures to answer the following 67.31 minus 8.6 plus 212.198?
To determine the correct number of significant figures in the final answer for the calculation (67.31 - 8.6 + 212.198), you first perform the subtraction and addition operations. The result of the subtraction (67.31 - 8.6) is 58.71, which has four significant figures. Adding 212.198 to 58.71 yields 270.908, which also has four significant figures. Therefore, the final answer should be rounded to four significant figures: 270.9.
How do you decide how many significant figures the answer should have when you are adding and subtracting?
The least number of significant figures in any number of the problem determines the number of significant figures in the answer.
Two significant figures the measurment 0.0255 g should be reported as?
Two significant figures the measurment 0.0255 g should be reported as 0.026g
