SOLUTION: The rule for multiplication or division is that the product or quotient should not have more __________ than the number with the least amount of ______

SOLUTION: The rule for multiplication or division is that the product or quotient should not have more ____ than the number with the least amount of _. a) significant figures

Question 1151429: The rule for multiplication or division is that the product or quotient should not have more __________ than the number with the least amount of _______.

a) significant figures; significant figures
b) decimals; decimals
c) place values; place values
d) zeros; zeros
Answer by MathLover1(20849) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Division is just the inverse of multiplication, so the significant figures for a quotient will be determined in the same way as the significant figures of a product. We can summarize the rule for division and multiplication as:
When multiplying or dividing two or more numbers, count the significant figures in each of the original numbers. Take the smallest of the numbers of significant figures. The product or quotient will have that minimum number of significant figures.
so, in your case we have
The rule for multiplication or division is that the product or quotient should not have more __ than the number with the least amount of __.

answer:
a) significant figures; significant figures

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SOLUTION: The rule for multiplication or division is that the product or quotient should not have more __________ than the number with the least amount of _______. a) significant figures

SOLUTION: The rule for multiplication or division is that the product or quotient should not have more ____ than the number with the least amount of _. a) significant figures