Mary performs this calculation.

(2.0)(3.0)
How many significant figures should her answer have?
one
two
four
six

Question

Mary performs this calculation.

(2.0)(3.0)
How many significant figures should her answer have?
one
two
four
six

jfraser · Answer

use the same rules

anonymous · Answer

right so it would be 2

jfraser · Answer

use the same rules, not necessarily the same answer

jfraser · Answer

post the question properly, your link is bad

anonymous · Answer

2.0 x 3.0 = 6.0 sooo  there would be 2 significant values in 6.0? or would it be 1?

jfraser · Answer

how many sigfigs in the worst measurement?

anonymous · Answer

what do u mean by worst measurement?

jfraser · Answer

the worst measurement is typically the one with the fewest total sigfigs

anonymous · Answer

are there 2 significant figures in 6.0?

jfraser · Answer

yes, but 6.0 isn't a measurement. 2.0 and 3.0 are the measurements

anonymous · Answer

so would the answer be 4? being that there are 4 signifs?

jfraser · Answer

no. each measurement is considered separately.

2.0 has 2 sigfigs.
3.0 has 2 sigfigs

the final answer, then, gets 2 sigfigs.

anonymous · Answer

so i was right it is 2? 
I said that in the begining

jfraser · Answer

yes, but not necessarily because there were 2 last time