Answer to Question #211688 in General Chemistry for jaim

Question

Choose the answer that is written with the correct humber of significant figures. 

42.7 cm x 0.83 cm = 35.441 cm²

  35.4 cm²

  36 cm²

  35 cm²

  35.44 cm²

Answer 1

Solution

In multiplication and division the answer should have same number of significant figures as the term with the fewest number of significant figures

Hence answer=35.4

Since the least term has three significant figures..