Question

Round the number 14.587020 to 4 significant digits.

Answer 1

The correct answer is 14.59 Since the number must contain four significant digits, two digits are already used before the decimal point i.e. 1 and 4. Now, the number 0.587020 has to be rounded off to two digits only which will be equal to 0.59. Thus, The answer will be 14.59

Answer 2

To round the number 14.587020 to a 4 significant digits the answer is 14.59. Just remember to round of numbers you need to check the next digit, for example in the problem, the number next to 8 is 7 which is higher 4 therefore you need to add 1 in 8, in such case that the next digit is 4 or less than you will drop down the rest of the numbers.