How many significant figures should be present in the answer of the following calculation?

0.0125+0.7864+0.0215

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Solution

For addition and subtraction, the answer should have the same number of decimal places as the term with the fewest decimal places.
0.0125 + 0.7864 + 0.0215 => Here, Since the least number of decimal places in each term is four, the number of significant figures in the answer is also 4.
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Least number of decimal places in each term is 4.
∴ There will be 4 significant figures in the calculation.

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