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OpenStudy (anonymous):
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0.0014 Round to 3 significant figures.
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OpenStudy (clara1223):
0.00140
OpenStudy (clara1223):
anything before the 1 and 4 isn't significant if its a decimal
OpenStudy (anonymous):
but you have to write as a power of 10
OpenStudy (anonymous):
? × 10 ?
OpenStudy (clara1223):
1.4 x 10^-3
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OpenStudy (clara1223):
first number has to be between 1 and 10 and power is -3 because you move the decimal to the left 3 times to get it to be 0.0014
OpenStudy (clara1223):
wait 3 sig figs so 1.40 x 10^-3
OpenStudy (anonymous):
i think its 140*10^-5
OpenStudy (clara1223):
why is that? the first number has to be between 1 and 10, 140 is not
OpenStudy (clara1223):
do you understand?
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