Question

According to the rules of significant figures 7.898 + 5.23 = 13.13. This is because the least precise value in the problem is 5.23, which is precise only to the hundredths digit, so the answer must also be rounded to the nearest hundredths.True or False

Answer 1

The given expression is

`7.898+5.23=13.13`

It's important to know that the rules of significant figures state that the resulting number of a sum of decimal numbers may have no more significant numbers than the least number of significant figures.

In other words, the answers can't be more precise than the least precise number in the sum.

Therefore, the given statement is true.