Science Help Online Worksheet 2-3c Identifying the Number of Significant Digits by Brendan Carty
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     Identify the number of significant digits in each of the following

1)  23.7 x 10-2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 2)  1.4 x 107 3)  4.293 x 104 4)  705 5)  600
6)  4301.0

 

 

 

 

 

 7)  0.00056 8)  40280 9)  33214 10)  2.003
Answers   1)  3              2)  2             3)  4            4)   3             5)  1             6)  5             7)  2             8)  4            9)  5           10)  4

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