Question

Perform the followingmathematical operation, andreport the answer to thecorrect number of significantfigures.0.97584 = 5.68 = [ ?]=Enter

Answer 1

When we do the respective division operation we get the following result 0.171802.

When we do the respective division operation we get the following result 0.171802. But we must adjust the significant figures taking into account the number that has less significant figures, which is 5.68.

5.68 has three significant figures. So we will adjust the significant figures of the result to three.

0.97584 / 5.8 = 0.1718 = 0.172