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Suppose we have the number 0.004562 and want 2 significant figures. The trailing zeros are placeholders, so we do not count them. Next we round 4562 to 2 digits, leaving us with 0.0046 .
Keeping this in consideration, how many significant figures does 10.0 have?
two significant digits
Also to know, how many significant figures are in each number?
Counting Significant Figures There are 6 significant digits. The zeros are all between significant digits. There are 8 significant digits. In this case the trailing zeros are to the right of the decimal point.
four