Question

What is a easy way to remember significant figures?

Answer 1

sorry but what do you mean?
do you mean how to round off to 3sf/2sf ?

Answer 2

like significant numbers with the zeros

Answer 3

example .02500 has 4 significant numbers

Answer 4

so you always pay attention to the first number other than 0.
like for eg. 0.0045678 , this is in 5sf. and if u want round it off to 3sf, it'll be 0.00457.

Answer 5

did i answer your q?

Answer 6

ohh that's confusing.. how is it 5 ?

Answer 7

oh wait the zeros to the left don't count right?

Answer 8

Count from the very first numbr other than 0

Answer 9

yes :)

Answer 10

okay and if its to the right then you count the 0 right?(:

Answer 11

that's right

Answer 12

yay thanks!

Answer 13

nad if the number does not have zeroes at the start, for eg. 4.569, it is in 4sf.

Answer 14

and* ur welcome :)

Answer 15

okay :)