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1. Convert these from plus-minus notation to significant figures notation.

a. 65.316 mL + 0.05 mL.
b. 5.2 cm + 0.1 cm
c. 1.8642 km ± 0.22 km
d. 16.8°C ±1°C

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Answer: a. 65.37 mL
b. 5.3 cm
c. 2.08 km (plus) or 1.64 km (minus)
d. 18°C (plus) or 16°C (minus)

Step-by-step explanation:

The way significant figures work when you're adding or subtracting, is you go to the answer with the least amount of decimal places. Take a. for example; you have 65.316 (3 places after the decimal) and 0.05 (2 places after the decimal place). Based off of this, you would round your answer to two places after the decimal. And when you have a whole number, like in d. you round to the nearest whole number, since there aren't any decimal places to round your answer to.

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