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OpenStudy (anonymous):

how many significant digits are in 1.50 x 10^4

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

Simplify it out 1.50 x 10^4=15000 how many sig figs is that?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

2?

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

remember, trailing zeros ARE sig figs

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

leading zeros unless there is a decimal point, are not significant

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so...5 counting the zeros?

OpenStudy (dtan5457):

yep

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