Question

1. Round each of the following numbers to four significant figures, and express the result in scientific notation:

Answer 1

The rounding up of the aforementioned number to four significant figures is as follows: 3.002 × 10²

What are significant figures?

Significant figures are figures that contribute to the general and overall value of the whole number.

Significant figures or digits are specifically meaningful with respect to the precision of a measurement.

Although, the original number given in this question has 9 significant figures, the number; 300.235800 can be rounded up to four significant figures as follows:

• Decimal notation: 300.2
• No. of significant figures: 4
• No. of decimals: 1
• Scientific notation: 3.002 × 10²

Therefore, the rounding up of the aforementioned number to four significant figures is as follows: 3.002 × 10².

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