How many significant figures are in the number #60.02*10^5#?

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Answer 1 · 2016-06-15T10:32:30

#4# significant digits

#60.02# is a sequence of 4 significant digits

(the length of a sequence of significant digits begins with the first non-zero digit and ends with the last non-zero digit).

The #10^5# is simply a scaling factor that has no effect on the number of significant digits.

Answer 2 · 2016-08-26T01:20:49

#color(red)(6,002) xx 10^5 # has 4 significant figures.

This would be easier to see if we wrote it out in full first.

#60.02 xx10^5 = 6,002,000#

#color(red)(6,002),000 # has 4 significant figures.

#color(red)(6,002) xx 10^5 # also has 4 significant figures.