Question

1100m/s ÷10.2m/s with respect to significant figures is 108. Why?

Answer 1

in division the answer should contain the minimum number of significant figures w.r.t the numerator and denominator.
here 1100 has 4 significant figures and 10.2 has 3 significant figures. ie; 10.2 has the minimum number of significant figures. Therefore the answer should contain 3 significant figures.
1100/10.2 is 107.8
in order to make it 3 significant figures we round of it to the nearest unit. ie; 108

Answer 2

Answer: 108

Step-by-step explanation: in this ques. Unit are same in numinator and denominator so rule of significant digits

Will not be used just round off to 108