how many sig figs in number [ENDORSED]
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Kailie_Giebink_1E
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how many sig figs in number
is it the zeros or before the decimal or after and how does scientific notation play in here?
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Adela Henry 1I
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Re: how many sig figs in number [ENDORSED]
It depends on where they fall in relation to numbers that are 1 or greater.
if the number is 0.00031 there are only 2 sig figs
if the number is 300001 then there are 6 sig figs
as far as applying this with scientific notation 0.00031 becomes 3.1x10^-4 and still has 2 sig figs
Hope this helps!
if the number is 0.00031 there are only 2 sig figs
if the number is 300001 then there are 6 sig figs
as far as applying this with scientific notation 0.00031 becomes 3.1x10^-4 and still has 2 sig figs
Hope this helps!
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