SOLUTION: my chem 110 class gave me a problem:
0.00995725 (answer in scientific notation)(rounded to 3 significant digits)
I have came up with two possible solutions:
1.00 x 10^(-2)
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0.00995725 (answer in scientific notation)(rounded to 3 significant digits)
I have came up with two possible solutions:
1.00 x 10^(-2)
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Question 764316: my chem 110 class gave me a problem:
0.00995725 (answer in scientific notation)(rounded to 3 significant digits)
I have came up with two possible solutions:
1.00 x 10^(-2)
or
9.96 x 10^(-3)
Please help: i understand we would look at the forth sigfig to determine if we should round up the 3rd sigfig... but what about then continuing the rounding? Answer by fcabanski(1391) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! When placing a number into scientific notation, and rounding to the number of sig figures: 1: Move the decimal to the proper place for scientific notation. 2: round the number to the appropriate digit.
0.00995725 is 9.95725 x 10^-3
Rounded to three sig digits the 5 moves up to 6: 9.96 x 10^-3
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