How Many Significant Figures Are in the Measurement 20

question 62

Multiple Choice

How many significant figures are in the measurement 20.300 m?

• A) 3
• B) 4
• C) 5
• D) 1
• E) 2

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Definitions:

Annual Interest Rate

The percentage rate charged or paid over a period of one year for a loan or investment.

Compounds Interest Continuously

The process of calculating interest on both the initial principal and the accumulated interest from previous periods, assumed to be compounded infinitely often per period.

Nearest Tenth

Rounding a number to one decimal place, or to the closest tenth.

Compounded Continuously

Refers to the mathematical limit of the compound interest formula, as the number of compounding periods per year becomes infinitely large.