Q137 / 180 · KCET 2009 · Physics
The number of significant figures in the numbers $4.8000 \times 10^{4}$ and $48000.50$ are respectively
- A5 and 6
- Correct answerB5 and 7
- C2 and 7
- D2 and 6
Solution
The number of significant figures in $4.8000 \times 10^{4}$ is 5 (zeros on right after decimal are counted while zeros in powers of 10 are not counted).
The number of significant figures in $48000.50$ is 7 (all the zeros between two non-zero digits are significant).
Hence, the correct answer is option: 'B'.