I round a whole number to 1 significant figure and get 1000. What is the smallest value and largest value I could have started with? Give a reason for your answer. Now I round another whole number to 2 significant figures and again get 1000. What is the smallest value and largest value I could have started with? Give a reason for your answer
I round a whole number to 1 significant figure and get 1000. What is the smallest value and largest value I could have started with? Give a reason for your answer. Now I round another whole number to 2 significant figures and again get 1000. What is the smallest value and largest value I could have started with? Give a reason for your answer
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Hello can you please explain to me why the solution to this example cannot be 955. I will copy the example down bellow.
you said that correct answer is 995. But i dont understand why it cannot be 955 when both of the figures 5 we round up.
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