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Which expression has the most number of significant figures?

A. 190
B. 1.8
C. 26
D. 206

Which expression has the most number of significant figures? A. 190 B. 1.8 C. 26 D-example-1
User Maral
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D because the 0 is in between the 2 and 6 and in a it can be rewriten as 19. x 10
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figure are significant if they are a number greater than 0, if they're after a decimal place, or if they're a 0 in between significant numbers

190 has 2 sig figs
1.8 has 2 sig figs
26 has 2 sig figs
206 has 3 sig figs

thus, the answer is 206
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