General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry: Structures of Life (5th Edition)

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Chapter 2 - Chemistry and Measurements - 2.3 Significant Figures in Calculations - Questions and Problems - Page 35: 2.19

Answer

See explanation below.

Work Step by Step

The reason we round off is to avoid having too many numbers as a result of the calculations.
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