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How many significant figures are there after carrying out the following calculation? (5.231 mm)(6.24 mm)(1.2 mm) O 3 A UN O
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Rule for Multiplication and division:

The number of significant figure in result is minimum of number of significant figures in either operand

5.231 has 4 significant figures

6.24 has 3 significant figures

1.2 has 2 significant figures

So, result will have 2 significant figures

Answer: 2

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