Round the Following Number to Four Significant Figures and Express

question 9

Multiple Choice

Round the following number to four significant figures and express the result in standard exponential notation: 0.00222755

• A)0.2228 × 10^-2
• B)0.002228
• C)2.228 × 10³
• D)2.228 × 10^-3
• E)22.28 × 10²

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