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A. How many significant figures are in 400,000?

B. How many significant figures in 0.000600?
C. How many significant figures in 21,995,000?
D. How many significant figures in 0.05050?

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Final answer:

The number of significant figures depends on the position of zeros in the number.

Step-by-step explanation:

A. There are 1 significant figure in 400,000. Zeros at the end of a whole number without a decimal point are not considered significant.

B. There are 3 significant figures in 0.000600. Zeros before the first non-zero digit are not significant.

C. There are 4 significant figures in 21,995,000. All non-zero digits and zeros between non-zero digits are significant.

D. There are 4 significant figures in 0.05050. Zeros between non-zero digits are significant.

User Mkearney
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A. 6 significant figures
B. 3 significant figures (count from 600)
C. 8 significant figures
D. 4 significant figures ( count from 5050)
User Lijju Mathew
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