After Carrying Out the Following Operations, How Many Significant Figures

question 47

Multiple Choice

After carrying out the following operations, how many significant figures are appropriate to show in the result? (13.7 + 0.027) ÷ 8.221

• A)1
• B)2
• C)3
• D)4
• E)5

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