Question

Is 6.49999 x 10^7 = 5? to one significant figure sorry

Answer 1

No.

Answer 2

It's just 6 to one significant figure

Answer 3

64*

Answer 4

Oh dang I put the wrong thing LOL, sorry I mean does it go to 7, but obviously not. I thought the 9 might raise the 4 to a 5 and thus the 6 then becomes a 7.

Answer 5

$$\ 6.49999 * 10^7 =64,999,900$$

Answer 6

Rounded to one significant figure

Answer 7

$$\huge\text{60,000,000}$$

Answer 8

Thankyou

Answer 9

Rounding only works on ONE decimal place, you can NOT have a chain of rounding...

Answer 10

Thanks so much for that :)

Answer 11

With the one exception that 0.999...= 1

Answer 12

Ok :)

Answer 13

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/0.999...

Answer 14

For your question it would be 6.49999... x 10^7 = 64,999,999.999... = 65,000,000

Answer 15

Thank you so very much for all your help, have a great day

Answer 16

Thanks for trying to understand, you have a great day too :)