Khan/khan-exercises — Issue #13338: Significant figures 1 - Significant Figure Miscalculation
Author: KhanBugz
Created: 2012-02-08 03:30:51+00:00
State: open
Labels: ie8, ie9, win7, wrong-or-unclear

I was asked how many sig figs 0600 has. It has two I'm sure because there is no decimal or line over the final zero signifying its significance.

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