Hi ,
I have a quick question about significant digits number
what is -256453 rounded at 3 significant digits?
what is -3816.512 rounded at 4 significants digits?
I am confused when I have to rounded negative numbers.
Can someone help me please?
B
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Hi ,
I have a quick question about significant digits number
what is -256453 rounded at 3 significant digits?
what is -3816.512 rounded at 4 significants digits?
I am confused when I have to rounded negative numbers.
Can someone help me please?
B
the sign is not one of the digits it has place both in positive and negative numbers (you need to keep the sign in both of them)Quote:
Originally Posted by braddy
so in your case -256453=-256, -3816.512=-3816