How do you determine how many significant digits should be in an answer?

Byung asked Mar 7, 2023

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Byung asked Mar 7, 2023

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Answer:

Look Down.

Explanation:

The LEAST number of significant figures in any number of the problem determines the number of significant figures in the answer.

Latze answered Mar 14, 2023

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