How many significant figures are there in the measurement 64,000 mg?

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Denise Granger
Sep 23, 2016

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Explanation:

Zeros at the end of the number is not significant, unless there is a decimal. Likewise, zeros at the start of of a number is not significant regarless of whether there is a decimal or not. Only zeros in between numbers are significant.

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