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Round 1.8153001 * 10^4 to 6 significant figures

User Dcochran
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Answer:

1.81530×10⁴

Explanation:

Keep the first 6 digits of the mantissa:

1.81530×10⁴

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Here, the 7th digit is less than 5, so it and all to the right are dropped.

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