Final answer:
The subtraction result of 76.44 m minus 35.293 m, maintaining the correct number of significant figures, is 41.15 m as the answer is rounded to two decimal places.
Step-by-step explanation:
To solve for 76.44 m - 35.293 m with the correct number of significant figures, we must look at the least number of decimal places in the numbers we are subtracting. The first number, 76.44 m, has two decimal places, while the second number, 35.293 m, has three decimal places. The rule for subtraction (and addition) is that the result must have the same number of decimal places as the measurement with the least number of decimal places.
So, let's subtract the two measurements:
- 76.44 m
- - 35.293 m
- = 41.147 m
Since we are limited to two decimal places, we round the answer to 41.15 m to maintain the correct number of significant figures.
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