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Ghost Of Highbury:
nono..i'm sry...its 0.0159

Zeros at the beginning of a number are not significant. For example, 0.002 has one significant figure while 0.0045 has two significant figures.

zara:
ooops...kz guys!
me was rong :-[


here it is..
Leading zeros are not significant. For example, 0.00052 has two significant figures: 5 and 2.
-frm google..

@d!_†oX!©:
so finally it is 0.0519 rite????!!!!

zara:
yes adi_t


here...
The rules for identifying significant digits when writing or interpreting numbers are as follows:
>All non-zero digits are considered significant. Example: the number 1 has one significant figure. In 20 and 300, the first figure is significant while the others may or may not be (see below). 123.45 has five significant figures: 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
 
>Zeros appearing anywhere between two non-zero digits are significant. Example: 101.12 has five significant figures: 1, 0, 1, 1 and 2.
 
>Leading zeros are not significant. For example, 0.00052 has two significant figures: 5 and 2.

>Trailing zeros in a number containing a decimal point are significant. For example, 12.2300 has six significant figures: 1, 2, 2, 3, 0 and 0. The number 0.000122300 still has only six significant figures (the zeros before the 1 are not significant). In addition, 120.00 has five significant figures. This convention clarifies the precision of such numbers; for example, if a result accurate to four decimal places is given as 12.23 then it might be understood that only two decimal places of accuracy are available. Stating the result as 12.2300 makes clear that it is accurate to four decimal places.

adorabledaughter_07:
120.00..u sur it haz 5 sig figurez?

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