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QUESTION:

Carry out the following operations and express the answer with the appropriate number of significant figures.

(a) \(320.5-(6104.5 / 2.3)\)

(b) \(\left[\left(285.3 \times 10^{5}\right)-\left(1.200 \times 10^{3}\right)\right] \times 2.8954\)

(c) \((0.0045 \times 20,000.0)+(2813 \times 12)\)

(d) \(863 \times[1255-(3.45 \times 108)]\)

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QUESTION:

Carry out the following operations and express the answer with the appropriate number of significant figures.

(a) \(320.5-(6104.5 / 2.3)\)

(b) \(\left[\left(285.3 \times 10^{5}\right)-\left(1.200 \times 10^{3}\right)\right] \times 2.8954\)

(c) \((0.0045 \times 20,000.0)+(2813 \times 12)\)

(d) \(863 \times[1255-(3.45 \times 108)]\)

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Significant figures are known as significant digits. When doing mathematical calculations of given data, it is important to report answers to the correct number of significant digits. Too many digits in the answer can not reflect the uncertainty of the data values appropriately.

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