Question

What is 3,482 to two significant figures?

Answer 1

3500 we have to round off

Answer 2

Thank you for asking this question. Here is your answer:

First of all we will look at the last two digits if they are greater than 50 we will add +1 to the hundredth digit  and then we will remove the last two digits.

Similarly if the last two digits are less than 50 then we make no changes to it.

So in 3,482, the last two digits are 82.82 so they are more than 50 the last two digits will turn to 00 and +1 will be added to it.

So the final answer for this question is 3500.

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