Question

Jon performs the following calculation. (1) (2. 0) (3. 00) (4. 000). Which value from his calculation most strongly affects the number of significant figures in the answer? 1 2. 0 3. 00 4. 0.

Answer 1

Answer:

  (a)  1

Step-by-step explanation:

The number of significant digits in the answer will be the minimum of the numbers of significant digits in the factors. Here, the value with only 1 significant digit is (1).

  1 most affects the number of significant digits in the answer