QuestionCalculate $0.97584 \div 5.68$ and report the answer with the correct significant figures.

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STEP 1

Assumptions1. The operation to be performed is division. . The numbers involved are0.97584 and5.68.
3. The result should be reported to the correct number of significant figures.

STEP 2

First, perform the division operation.
$Result = \frac{0.97584}{5.68}$

STEP 3

Calculate the result of the division operation.
$Result = \frac{0.97584}{5.68} =0.1718$

STEP 4

Now, we need to report the answer to the correct number of significant figures. The number of significant figures in the answer should be equal to the number of significant figures in the number with the least significant figures in the original problem. In this case,.68 has three significant figures.

STEP 5

Therefore, the answer should be reported to three significant figures. The fourth digit after the decimal point (8) is greater than or equal to5, so the third digit (1) is rounded up to2.
$Result =0.172$ The result of the division operation, reported to the correct number of significant figures, is0.172.

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