How many significant figures are in this number? 3.57 x 109

Chemistry · High School · Mon Jan 18 2021

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Given the equation:

3.57 x 109

Determine how many significant figures.

Solution:

In order to determine how many significant figures there are, we must first solve the equation by multiplying the two numbers.

= 3.57 x 109

= 389.13

It can be seen that the two numbers have 5 digits, and all of the digits are non-zeros, hence the significant figure is 5.

Final answer:

Significant figures = 5