Round the Following Number to Four Significant Figures and Express

question 57

Multiple Choice

Round the following number to four significant figures and express the result in standard exponential notation:
29,724.33

• A)29,720
• B)29.72 × 10³
• C)0.2972 × 10⁵
• D)2.972 × 10⁴
• E)2.972 × 10^-4

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