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Question-171229




Question Number 171229 by sciencestudent last updated on 10/Jun/22
Commented by mr W last updated on 10/Jun/22
you could mean “exactly 20 apples” or  “about 20 apples”. since this is not  clear, one can not say how many  significant numbers you used.
$${you}\:{could}\:{mean}\:“{exactly}\:\mathrm{20}\:{apples}''\:{or} \\ $$$$“{about}\:\mathrm{20}\:{apples}''.\:{since}\:{this}\:{is}\:{not} \\ $$$${clear},\:{one}\:{can}\:{not}\:{say}\:{how}\:{many} \\ $$$${significant}\:{numbers}\:{you}\:{used}. \\ $$

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