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Which number is more precise:

116 or 76.
Is there a rule to figure out the most precise number in whole numbers?

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Answer:here are two kinds of numbers in the world

exact:

example: There are exactly 12 eggs in a dozen.

example: Most people have exactly 10 fingers and 10 toes.

inexact numbers:

example: any measurement.

If I quickly measure the width of a piece of notebook paper, I might get 220 mm (2 significant figures). If I am more precise, I might get 216 mm (3 significant figures). An even more precise measurement would be 215.6 mm (4 significant figures).

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