Question

How many significant figures are in the measurement 81,140 grams

Answer 1

Answer:

5

Explanation:

In order to be able to say how many sig figs are used for the measurement 811.40 g, you need to know that

non-zero digits are always significanta trailing zero that follows a decimal point and a non-zero digit is always significant

In your case, the measurement

811.40

has four non-zero digits and one significant trailing zero.

8,1,1,4→ non-zero digits8,1,1,0→ significant trailing zero

Therefore, you can say that this measurement has five significant figures

811.40→ five significant figures