When raw data is manipulated by multiplication or division using a calculator or equivalent, strings of meaningless digits will soon appear. As a general rule, the accuracy of the final answer can be no better than the least accurate quantity involved. These principles of accuracy also apply if you add or subtract values.
So what should the correctly expressed final answer be for the following calculation?
The volume of a box: 1.4cm x 27.1cm x 103.2cm was calculated as 3915.408cm^3
The correct value should be expressed as ... ?
So what should the correctly expressed final answer be for the following calculation?
The volume of a box: 1.4cm x 27.1cm x 103.2cm was calculated as 3915.408cm^3
The correct value should be expressed as ... ?
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3915.4
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3915.4