Question

Compute 4659¯0−214¯00. Round the answer appropriately.
Express your answer numerically using the proper number of significant figures.

Answer 1

my answer is 4450.0. however, it's incorrect.

Answer 2

can someone tell me what i did wrong?

Answer 3

I'm not sure what the question is. It looks like it might be \(4659.0-214.00\) if that is the case, it is just subtraction. I'd say to check your arithmetic with a calculator.

Answer 4

well, i did do that but still got it wrong

Answer 5

like before

Answer 6

My point is you subtracted incorrectly. You need to line up the decimals to add or subtract.
9-5=5;
5-1=4;
6-2=4;
4-0=4;

\(~4659.0\)
\(\underline{-214.00}\)
\(~4445.00\)
As for the format of the answer, I would guess that it should be 1 decimal place since that is the smallest number of decimal places in the question.