Question

state the rules governing the number of significant figures that result from each of the following operations addition and subtraction; mutiplication and divison

Answer 1

Adding and subtracting it's how many are behind the decimal, and multiply its how many digits

Answer 2

• The number of significant figures in the result for addition is equal to the significant figures in the number with the least decimal point:

For example:

$0.998 + 1.8 \approx 2.8$

• The number of significant figures in the result for subtraction is equal to the significant figures in the number with the least decimal point:

For example:

$68.950 -3.14 \approx 65.8$

• The number of significant figures in the result for multiplication is equal to the number with the least significant figures:

For example:

$0.67\times 4.654 \approx 3.1$

• The number of significant figures in the result for division is equal to the number with the least significant figures:  

For example:

$=\frac{45.876}{3.3}\approx 14$

Learn more about significant figures here:

brainly.com/question/17177568?referrer=searchResults

brainly.com/question/11904364?referrer=searchResults