Science Help Online Worksheet 2-3a Number of Significant ...

Notice the number of sig figs is equal to the number of digits in front of the X sign problem Sig figs Sig figs 1. 1 x 104 = 9. 24327 = 2. 1000 = 10. 7354 = 3. 101 = 11. 48200= 4. 0.01 = 12. 0.48200 = 5. 1/10 = 0.1 = 13. 89 = 8.9 x 101 (not usually done) 6. 1/1000 = 0.001 = 14. 0.32 = 3.2 x 10 ................
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