SOLUTION: what is 208.637 correct to 2 significant figures?

Question 211371: what is 208.637 correct to 2 significant figures?

Found 2 solutions by RAY100, checkley77:
Answer by RAY100(1637) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
208.637
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210,,,,,,,,correct to two significant figures,2,1,,,,with the 0 a place holder only
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or use, 2.08637 x10^2 = 2.1 x 10^2
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Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
what is 208.637 correct to 2 significant figures?
If the next digit to the right of the position being rounded is 5 or greater then you add 1 to the rounding position and zero out all digits to the right.
If the digit to the right of the rounding digit is 4 or less the rounding digit doesn't change but you still zero out all digits to the right.
210 ans. IF your rounding the whole digits.
208.640 ans. IF you're rounding the decimal digits.
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what is (2.5+4) / (2.5*4)
6.5/10=.65 ans.
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8.6792 the value of the digit 7 is?
The value of the 7 is 7/100 or 7 hundredths.
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