approximate 0.0033780 to 3 significant figures

Assessment: WAEC SSCE - General Mathematics - 2014 (Objective) Subject: General Mathematics

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approximate 0.0033780 to 3 significant figures
Answer Details
To approximate 0.0033780 to 3 significant figures, we need to count the first three non-zero digits, then round off the remaining digits. The first three non-zero digits are 3, 3, and 7, so we keep them. The next digit is 8, which is greater than or equal to 5, so we round up the last digit (0) to 1. Therefore, the answer is 0.00338 (option c).

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