QuestionFind the answer to $6.525 - 0.55 - 1.87$ with the correct significant figures.

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STEP 1

Assumptions1. The problem involves subtraction of three numbers6.525,0.55, and1.87. . The result should be recorded to the correct number of significant figures (SFs) based on the + or - rule.

STEP 2

First, we need to perform the subtraction operation.
$Result =6.525 -0.55 -1.87$

STEP 3

Perform the subtraction operation.
$Result =6.525 -0.55 -1.87 =.105$

STEP 4

Now, we need to adjust the result to the correct number of significant figures. The rule for addition and subtraction is that the result should have the same number of decimal places as the number with the least decimal places in the problem.
In this problem,0.55 has the least number of decimal places (2).

STEP 5

Adjust the result to have the same number of decimal places as the number with the least decimal places in the problem.
$Adjusted\, Result =4.11$ The result of the subtraction operation,4.105, is rounded to4.11 to match the number of decimal places in0.55.
The correct answer to the math problem is4.11.

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