Question

State the number of significant figures in each of the following numbers and explain your answer

(I) 37.60 (Ii) 0.0130 (III) 13000 (iv) 1.3400

Answer 1

The number of significant figures is determined by the total number of figures in the problem excluding the leading zeros. Therefore, it is:

I: 4

II: 3

III: 5

IV: 5