Round the following number to 3 significant figures. Use scientific notation if necessary:999,999,999?

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Round the following number to 3 significant figures. Use scientific notation if necessary:999,999,999?

2007-01-15 07:01:45 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

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1.00 X 10^9

The number rounds up to one billion, and you need to use scientific notation to express it with three significant digits. If they wanted two significant digits, the answer would be 1.0 X 10^9. If they wanted four significant digits, the answer would be 1.000 X10^9.

2007-01-15 07:09:15 · answer #1 · answered by Intrepyd 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

1.00x10^9

Scientific notation is necessary for this problem.

2007-01-15 07:08:21 · answer #2 · answered by kris 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

100,000,000,0

2007-01-15 07:06:57 · answer #3 · answered by jeremycharles7 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋