Significant Figures

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accuracy

how close the measurement is to the correct value

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precision

how well several measurements of the same thing agree with each other

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adding/subtraction significant figures

answer should have as many decimal places as the fewest number of decimal places

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multiplication/division significant figures

the lowest number of significant figures

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Problems that combine addition/subtraction and multiplication and division

apply each rounding rule for each calculation