Question

Round 23.455 cm into 4 significant figures

Answer 1

It would be 23.46, since the next number is a 5 so we can round up.

Significant figures are:
ANY number that is not 0
Any 0 between two nonzero digits
Any 0 following a decimal (i.e 1.50)

Answer 2

23.46

Step-by-step explanation:

Significant figures are the number of digits or the numbers that contribute to the actual value of a measurement.

Some of the rules to check the number of significant figures are:

- All non-zero digits are always significant

-Zeros in between numbers are significant

-Leading zeros after decimal are not significant

-Trailing zeros after decimal are significant

-If the final digit after decimal is greater than or equal to 5, it can be rounded up to the next higher number

The given value is:

23.455 it has 5 significant figures

Rounding up (since the last digit = 5) to 4 significant figures gives:

23.46