The result of 1.51751x10^4 divided by 6.451x10^3 to 2 significant figures is?
I think it would be beneficial if you did this yourself. I will check your answer.
ok i got an answer of 2352363.975
so would it be 2.35 x 10 ^6
That is not two significant figure, and it is to the wrong power.
2.3x10^8?
No. Put this into the google search window:
1.51751E4 / 6.451E2
To divide numbers in scientific notation and express the result to the desired number of significant figures, follow these steps:
Step 1: Divide the two numbers ignoring the exponents.
1.51751 / 6.451 ≈ 0.235063
Step 2: Determine the number of significant figures in the result.
Since the original numbers were given to 2 significant figures, the result should also be expressed to 2 significant figures.
Step 3: Adjust the result to the desired number of significant figures.
In this case, we need to round the result to 2 significant figures, so the final answer is 0.24.
Therefore, the result of 1.51751x10^4 divided by 6.451x10^3 to 2 significant figures is approximately 0.24.