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OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

in exponential growth/decay..when do you round off and when don't you round off?

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

depends on what you are doing, and sigfigs of the measurements?

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

i have no idea =_= lol

OpenStudy (anonymous):

why round off i need them digits

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

Its relative to what you are modeling

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

im talking about final answers..this one tiem i got 693.36 and it was rounded off to 694

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

o lol

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

when you say "it" you talking the answer in the book?

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

.5 .6 .7 .8 .9 is rounded to 1 the rest 0

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the book is wrong lg

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

no idea why someone would round in such a way, but maybe some real world problem needs it that way.

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

maybe if you go to a donut store and ask for 3.2 donuts. you will walk out with 4

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

yes exactly what i mean

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

hmm i think i figured it out..nevermind

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

doughnut* lol

OpenStudy (zzr0ck3r):

hmm or can you spell it both ways?

OpenStudy (lgbasallote):

depends on your race

OpenStudy (anonymous):

lg is in Australia so everything is opposite, we round down they round up

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