SOLUTION: express the following number to three significant figures and write it as a number btween 1 and 10 time the proper power of 10. 0.002421

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Question 488994: express the following number to three significant figures and write it as a number btween 1 and 10 time the proper power of 10. 0.002421
Answer by cleomenius(959)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
As a number between 1 and 10, this could be written as 2.421 X 10^3.
With three significant figures, it would be 2.42 x 10^3.
Cleomneius.

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