49.3k views
2 votes
How many significant digits are there in the number 5.5x10?? OA) 2 O B) 3 OC) 4 OD) 5​

How many significant digits are there in the number 5.5x10?? OA) 2 O B) 3 OC) 4 OD-example-1
User Grev
by
7.7k points

2 Answers

5 votes

2


\\ \sf\longmapsto 5.5* 10^3

  • Take decimals away


\\ \sf\longmapsto 55* 10^4

We know

  • Zeros to the right end of a number are not counted among significant figures

Hence number of significant figures is 2

User LindaQ
by
9.0k points
0 votes

9514 1404 393

Answer:

2

Explanation:

When a number is written in scientific notation, all of the digits of the mantissa are considered significant. The mantissa is 5.5, which has 2 digits.

There are 2 significant digits in the number.

User Don Gilbert
by
7.8k points

No related questions found

Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.

9.4m questions

12.2m answers

Categories