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What is 2648 to two significant figures?


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Rules of regulating significant figures are following.

  • Any number that is not a zero is significant.
  • Any zero between two non-zero integers is significant.
  • Any zero before a decimal point is not significant.
  • Any trailing zeroes after the decimal point are significant.

Based on the rules of regulating significant figures,

We can write the given number 2648 to 2 significant figures as 2600.

Hence, 2600 is in 2 significant figures.


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