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Express 0.003597 to three significant figures​

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Answer:

0.00360.

Explanation:

Leading zeros in a number are not significant, so your number has four significant figures.

You must drop the 7 from 0.003597.

Since 7 is greater than 5, you must add 1 to the 9


\begin{array}r1& \\0.00359 &\text{7}\!\!\!\!\diagup \\\mathbf{0.00360} & \\\end{array}

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