The correct answer(reported to the proper number of significant figures) to the following?
(12.67+19.2)(3.99)/(1.36+11.366)

Question

The correct answer(reported to the proper number of significant figures) to the following?
(12.67+19.2)(3.99)/(1.36+11.366)

anonymous · Answer

Use order of operations. Work inside the parenthsis first.

anonymous · Answer

(31.87)(3.99)/(5.026) Now finish working

anonymous · Answer

1217.1613/5.026 depending what your teacher has taught significant figures can range from tenths to hundreds. Use what your teacher has expressed.

jtvatsim · Answer

Since we have multiplication and division here... our final answer will be restricted to the least significant number result. All of the calculations are significant to three figures, so it seems that we should report the final answer to three significant figures.