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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How do I round this number to four significant figure 431, 801? Please help!!!!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

431800... the super correct way would be to write it as 4.318 x 10^5 to really specify the amount of significant figures

OpenStudy (anonymous):

And thats it?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yep!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Without explanation? !

OpenStudy (anonymous):

well look at this http://www.usca.edu/chemistry/genchem/sigfig.htm hopfully that helps. the only thing that I can tell you is that sig figs are read from left to write.. you only want 4 sig figs (all non zero numbers are sig figs) so you go left to write until there are 4 sig figs and IN THIS CASE you make the rest zeroes... so left to write its 431800

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Hopefully that makes sense

OpenStudy (anonymous):

K thanx!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Youre welcome!

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