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Perform the calculation and record the answer with the correct number of significant figures.

(34.123+2.80)(98.7654−9.065)

Answer 1

To calculate (34.123 + 2.80) × (98.7654 - 9.065):

Step 1: Add 34.123 and 2.80 to get 36.923.
Step 2: Subtract 9.065 from 98.7654 to get 89.7004.
Step 3: Multiply 36.923 by 89.7004 to get 3313.5914372.

To report the answer with the correct number of significant figures:
The measurement with the fewest significant figures is 9.065, which has four significant figures. Therefore, the final answer should be rounded to four significant figures.

Hence, the answer is approximately 3313.6

Answer 2

The calculation is:

(34.123 + 2.80)(98.7654 - 9.065) = 3,297.0

The answer has five significant figures.