Chapter 1, Problem 38A

To determine

Rank the given number on the basis of number of significant figures from most to least.

Answer to Problem 38A

The rank the given number is $1.234\left(4\right)>7.603\left(2\right)>0.13>\left(2\right)>0.250\left(1\right)>0.08\left(1\right)$ .

Explanation of Solution

Given info:

The given numbers are $1.234$ , $0.13$ , $0.250$ , $7.603$ , $0.08$ .

Calculation:

The ranking of the numbers according to number of the significant figure from most to least is,

  $1.234\left(4\right)>7.603\left(2\right)>0.13>\left(2\right)>0.250\left(1\right)>0.08\left(1\right)$

The number in the bracket shows the number of the significant figures.