Question

What is 34 + (3) × (1.2465) written with the correct number of significant figures?

Answer 1

34 + 3.7395 = 37.7395
The answer is 38.
The answer is written to two significant figures because the smallest given  number of significant figure is 2.

Answer 2

Answer:

$34+(3)\times (1.2465)=38$

Explanation:

Here, we need to solve the given numbers with the correct number of significant figures.

The given problem is, $34+(3)\times (1.2465)$

Firstly, it is required to multiply 3 and 1.2465, so that we get = 3.7395

Now, we will add 34 on the above value, so that we get = 37.7395

Significant figures are used to find the value to its measurement resolution. In correct order of significant figures, 37.7395 is equivalent to 38.