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What answer should be reported, with the correct number of significant figures, for the following calculation? (965.43 x 3.911) + 9413.4136 1.319×104 13189.2 1.32 x 104 1.3 x 104 13189 Submit Request Answer

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Final answer:

The answer that should be reported, with the correct number of significant figures, for the given calculation is 1.32 x 10^4.

Step-by-step explanation:

The answer that should be reported, with the correct number of significant figures, for the given calculation is 1.32 x 10^4.

To determine the correct number of significant figures, we follow the rule that states the answer should have the same number of significant figures as the measurement with the fewest significant figures. In this case, the measurement with the fewest significant figures is 9413.4136, which has 7 significant figures.

Therefore, when adding the products of 965.43 x 3.911 and 9413.4136, we round the final answer to 4 significant figures, resulting in 13189. So, the answer reported with the correct number of significant figures is 1.32 x 10^4.

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