The Precision and Number of Significant Figures in 1

question 37

Multiple Choice

The precision and number of significant figures in 1.003 km is

• A) precision = .0001 km,significant figure = 4.
• B) precision = .001 km,significant figure = 4.
• C) precision = .0001 km,significant figure = 3.
• D) precision = .001 km,significant figure = 3.
• E) precision = .0001 km,significant figure = 2.

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Definitions:

Central Pacific Railroad

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Emancipation Proclamation

A presidential decree by Abraham Lincoln in 1863, declaring the freedom of all enslaved persons in Confederate-held territory during the American Civil War.

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