Question

Express the sum of 8.79 m and 6.0 m using the correct number of significant digits.

Answer 1

6.0 has only one digit, the least. Now 8.78 has two, but can't be written as 8,7, one needs to round it to one digit:

8.8 in this cas, so

8.79 + 6.0 = 8.8 + 6.0 = 14.8

14.8 is the answer

Answer 2

The sum of the numbers is
`8.79+6.0=14.79`

Explanation:

To find : Express the sum of 8.79 m and 6.0 m using the correct number of significant digits.

Solution :

Writing the sum of the numbers according to significant digits by writing in their place value,

8 . 7 9

+6 . 0 0

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14 . 7 9

Therefore, The sum of the numbers is
`8.79+6.0=14.79`