Question

Perform the followingmathematical operation, andreport the answer to thecorrect number of significantfigures.0.0030 × 8.65 = [?]

Answer 1

0.0030 has 2 sig figures

Leading zeros are not significant. Trailing zeros are significant

8.65 has 3 sig figures

multiply

.0030*8.65=.02595

We need 2 sig figures

Rounding to 2 sig figures

.026