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QUESTION: How should the result of the following calculation be reported, assuming that 1.8 and 32 are exact numbers? 32 + (1.8)(2.37) A. 36,

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1 QUESTION: How should the result of the following calculation be reported, assuming that 1.8 and 32 are exact numbers? (1.8)(2.37) A. 36, B. 36.3, C , D Step 1. Multiply: (1.8) (2.37) = 4.266, ignore sigfigs in 1.8; keep an extra digit in intermediate result Step 2. Add: (ignore sigfigs in 32) SCRIPT 1A-4-5 PAUSE 2 seconds CLICK END RECORDING  36.27

2 Video ID: 1A-4-6 © 2008, Project VALUE (Video Assessment Library for Undergraduate Education), Department of Physical Sciences Nicholls State University Author: Glenn V. Lo Funded by Louisiana Board of Regents Contract No. LA-DL-SELECT-13-07/08


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