Round the Following Number to Four Significant Figures and Express

question 109

Multiple Choice

Round the following number to four significant figures and express the result in standard exponential notation:
229.613

• A) 2.296 × 10^{- 2}
• B) 22.96 × 10^{- 1}
• C) 0.2296 × 10³
• D) 2.296 × 10²
• E) 229.6

Understand percentage calculations and apply them to determine parts of a whole in various contexts.

Analyze real-world scenarios to calculate total sales, revenue, or expenditure based on given percentages.

Calculate the change in quantities, such as time or salary, resulting from percentage increases or decreases.

Identify the percentage composition of different categories within a total amount to analyze financial distributions.

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Definitions:

Total Assets

The sum of all resources owned by an entity, reflected on its balance sheet.

Return On Assets

A profitability ratio that measures how effectively a company uses its assets to generate profit, calculated as net income divided by total assets.

Profit Margin

a financial metric that shows the percentage of revenue remaining after all costs, expenses, and taxes have been deducted, indicating the efficiency and profitability of a company.

Asset Turnover

A financial ratio that measures the efficiency of a company's use of its assets in generating sales revenue, indicating how well assets are being utilized.