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OpenStudy (ksaimouli):

212.2+26.7+402.09

OpenStudy (ksaimouli):

Significant fig

OpenStudy (ksaimouli):

@campbell_st

OpenStudy (ksaimouli):

I got 641 but the answer is 641.0 how come?

OpenStudy (campbell_st):

the reason is that you are adding decimals... and showing that there was a value is the 1st position after the 3 sig figures...

OpenStudy (ksaimouli):

But shouldn't we consider the lowest sig fig which is 3

OpenStudy (campbell_st):

no... you are asked to round to 3 significant figures.. so find the 1st non zero... count 3 digits... look at the next and employ the rule for rounding |dw:1379799551989:dw|

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