Question

How do you round 65.145 meters to three significant figures?

Answer 1

the answer should be 65.2

Answer 2

5.1

Explanation:

The number

65.145

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5

significant figures

could be rounded to three significant figures as:

65.1

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3

significant figures

Note that it is

65.1

and not

65.2

because the number next to

.1

is

4

which is smaller than

5

.

However, if the number was for example

65.155

it could be then rounded to

65.2

.