When 55490 × 10⁸ Is Correctly Rounded to Three Significant Figures

question 78

Multiple Choice

When 5.5490 × 10⁸ is correctly rounded to three significant figures the number becomes ________.

• A)5.55
• B)5.55 × 10⁸
• C)555
• D)554
• E)5.54 × 10⁸

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Price Ceiling

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Supply Curve

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