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OpenStudy (anonymous):

medal 0.0014 Round to 3 significant figures.

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

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):

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