Question

Which of the following rules regarding the significant figures and calculations involving them is not correct?

• A. The result of an addition or subtraction is reported to the same number of decimal places as present in number with least decimal places
• B. Result of multiplication or division should have same number of significant figures as present in most precise figure
• C. The result of multiplication or division should be rounded off to same number of significant figures as present in least precise figure
• D. The non-significant figures in the measure - ments are rounded off

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Answer to a multiplication or division is rounded off to the same number of significant figures as possessed by the least precise term in the calculation