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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?
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The number of significant figures should be equal to the significant figures in the least precise measurement.
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A method of expressing the accuracy of measured quantities is?
significant figures.
What are the rules in multiplication and division of significant figures?
The accuracy of the answer is limited to the LEAST significant figures of the input. So if two measured quantities are multiplied or divided, one of which is accurate to only two significant figures, and other to six significant figures, the answer is only accurate to two significant figures. HOWEVER: use all the figures you have for the calculation, and then round your answer to two significant figures. Also, however, remember that if you are multiplying by an actual exact number, as in doubling, the significant figures of that 2 is unlimited, so the answer is only limited by the significant figures of the number you are doubling.
Ratio that compares 2 quantities measured in different units?
ratio that compares 2 quantities measured in diiferent units
When adding or subtracting measured quantities what determines the number of decimal places?
I presume this is a question about scientific arithmetic. When adding or subtracting two numbers, with a different number of decimal places, the quantity with the least number of decimal places determines the number of decimal places in the answer. For example, let's say you are adding two masses: .1 grams .11 grams .1grams + .11grams = .21 grams Because .1 only has one decimal place, the answer becomes .2 grams, and we ignore the .01 because it is lost due to a lack of precision. The process of multiplying and dividing is different, as you compare significant digits instead of decimal places instead.
What is the method of properly expressing measured numbers?
Significant figure
A method of expressing the accuracy of measured quantities is?
significant figures.
What is the significant figures of this measured quantities 12.5 cm?
All three of them are significant figures
When multiplying and diving measured quantities the number of significant figures in the result should be equal to the number of significant figures in?
The final answer.is only as accurate as the least accurate component in the calculation, so use the significant figures of the measurement with the fewest.
How many significant does 0.00000006 have?
"Dose" is a measured portion of a medicine. I am not aware of any number - no matter how small, that has measured quantities of medication - wther or not that dose is significant!
What is a quantity that can be measured?
Physical quantities are quantities that can be measured. For example: water, distance, etc.
What are the rules in multiplication and division of significant figures?
The accuracy of the answer is limited to the LEAST significant figures of the input. So if two measured quantities are multiplied or divided, one of which is accurate to only two significant figures, and other to six significant figures, the answer is only accurate to two significant figures. HOWEVER: use all the figures you have for the calculation, and then round your answer to two significant figures. Also, however, remember that if you are multiplying by an actual exact number, as in doubling, the significant figures of that 2 is unlimited, so the answer is only limited by the significant figures of the number you are doubling.
Ratio that compares 2 quantities measured in different units?
ratio that compares 2 quantities measured in diiferent units
Milk is measured in what quantities?
Milk is a liquid. liquids are measured in liters.
How is the area enclosed by a quadrilateral calculated?
You can calculate the area of any quadrilateral by dividing it into two triangles and summing their areas. A triangle's area is found by multiplying the base by the half of the height (when height measured perpendicular to the base)
What might you measure in millimetres?
Small quantities are measured in millimeters. Millimeters is used to measure small quantities.
What is an equation with letters standing for measured quantities?
Literal equation
Which Two electrical quantities are measured in volts?
AC and DC
