Example Problems Solutions
The answers (with the sig fig in each number underlined):
|
Number |
Sig Fig |
Number |
Sig Fig |
Number |
Sig Fig |
|
4.90 |
3 |
0.00120 |
3 |
0.001060 |
4 |
|
56.0020 |
6 |
000200.000 |
6 |
780. |
3 |
|
0.0018 |
2 |
.0018 |
2 |
1.8x10-3 |
2 |
Note that the last row shows three different ways to express the same number to the same sig fig.