Unit 1 Metric system, significant figures, factor label ...

Sig figs as the least significant factor multiplied. 2.46 x 3.8 = 9.348 which becomes 9.3 . 2.46 is 3 SIG figs and 3.8 is only 2 sig figs, so you round the answer to . two sig figs, which is 9.3. The calculator implies that you measured . better than you really did. Same rule applies to . division. … ................
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