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SethKiley
Sep 30, 2009, 02:42 PM
how many significant figures does the answer to (1.36x10-5)x(5.02x10-2) have?
Perito
Sep 30, 2009, 06:05 PM
Both numbers have 3 significant figures. The result should also have 3 significant figures.