Round the number 31.257592 to 5 significant figures.

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asked Jan 8, 2021 86.4k views

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Kharda · Answer 1 · 2021-01-10T00:47:48+0000

Step-by-step explanation:

Highlight the first 5 digits. You should highlight 3, 1, 2, 5, and 7 in that order.

Note the next digit after that is a 5, meaning we'll round that 7 up to 8

So 31.257592 becomes 31.258 when we round to five significant figures.