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It has 4 significant figures.

Significant Figures

à Non-zero numbers are always significant figures.

à Zeros are tricky:

- If zeros appear before a non-zero (called leading zeros), they are NEVER significant (ex: 0.025)

- If zeros fall between non-zero numbers, they are ALWAYS significant (ex: 205)

- If zeros come at the end of the number, they WILL be significant only IF there is a decimal present (ex: 250.0)

à Exact numbers (or counting numbers) have infinite significant figures. For example, if we count 3 pencils, we know there are exactly 3 pencils. Or, when we say 1 inch = 2.54 cm, we know this is for exactly 1 inch.

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10y ago

Four - the first three zeros are not significant.

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8y ago

4 significant figures.

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4 of them.

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2 of them.

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3 of them.

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1 of them.

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4.

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2 :)

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Four

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