Question

Round the number 14.587020 to 4 significant digits. a. 14.59 b. 14.58 c. 14.587 d. 15.00

Answer 1

Well to round you have to round up if its greater than five and keep it the same if under five so 14.587020 rounded to the hundredths place is 14.59 A is your answer

Answer 2

The correct option is a.

Step by step explanation:

The given number is

`14.587020`

In the given number two digits are on the left side of the decimal and 6 digits on the right side of the decimal.

We have to round the given number to four significant digits. The left side of the decimal will remains the same but the right side of the decimal will rounded to two decimal places.

Find third digit after decimal. If third digit is greater than 5, then add 1 in second digit. If third digit is less than or equal to 5, then second digit will remains same.

Since third digit is 7, therefore the second digit will become

`8+1=9`

`14.587020\approx 14.59`

Therefore option a is correct.