I think your question is asking how you would round 17.521 to the nearest number with 1 significant figure...if that's the case, it would round to 10.
It has 1 significant figure.
4252 to 1 significant figure is 4000.
9753261 to 1 significant figure is 10,000,000
1150 to 1 significant figure is 1000
I think your question is asking how you would round 17.521 to the nearest number with 1 significant figure...if that's the case, it would round to 10.
The significant figure of 37.753 to 1 significant figure is 40.
Integers ending in a string of zeros are ambiguous. You cannot tell whether this number is accurate to the nearest hundred million (1 significant figure), to the nearest million (3 sf) or even the nearest unit (9 sf).
It has 1 significant figure.
0.00009893 to 1 significant figure = 0.0001
1512 to 1 significant figure is 2000
4252 to 1 significant figure is 4000.
4916 to 1 significant figure is 5000
Rounded to 1 significant figure it is 0.4
9753261 to 1 significant figure is 10,000,000
1150 to 1 significant figure is 1000
Truncated to one significant figure, it's 9,000 .Rounded to one significant figure, it's 10,000.