Question

How many significant figures will the answer to the following problem have?You do not have to solve the problem.532.1*101

Answer 1

Find the number of significant figures of the given problem:

`532.1*101`

Number of significant figures in 532.1 is 4.

Number of significant figures in 101 is 3.

Since, the smallest number of significant figures in any number in the problem determines the number of significant figures as the answer.

Hence, the answer is 3.