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प्रश्न
How many significant figures should be present in the answer of the following calculation:-
`(0.02856 xx 298.15 xx 0.112)/0.5785`
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उत्तर
Least precise number of calculation = 0.112
∴ Number of significant figures in the answer
= Number of significant figures in the least precise number
= 3
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