Answer this question with sig figs: 100 + 10.1 + 0.01=?
I DONT GET SIG FIGS. i got the answer 100 because apparently you need to round to the lowest number fo sig figs and the lowest number is 1 so its should be 100 because 100 has one sig fig although the answer is 110.11? yes? because i feel like thats wrong SOMEONE HELP ME
I DONT GET SIG FIGS. i got the answer 100 because apparently you need to round to the lowest number fo sig figs and the lowest number is 1 so its should be 100 because 100 has one sig fig although the answer is 110.11? yes? because i feel like thats wrong SOMEONE HELP ME
1 Answer
It is just
Explanation:
When adding numbers, you use the least precise value. The least precise value is 100, where the most precise figure you know is the hundred's place. Therefore, after we add the numbers, we will round to the nearest hundred. Note that this works differently with multiplication.
Rounding to the nearest hundred:
Here's why we do it this way. If you write down
The idea is that any measurement can only be so precise. If you have a ruler and measure something to be