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Result of operation (0.87+0.58)×1.06 according to significant figures is

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(0.87+0.58)=1.45
Because, by significant figures, the number of digits after the decimal point in the sum is equal to the minimum of that of the two numbers that are being added.
1.45×1.06
=1.54
Because, by significant figures, the number of significant digits in the product is equal to the minimum of that of the two numbers being multiplied.

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