- #1
curiousstudent
- 7
- 0
I understand the rules of significant figures. One of those rules says that zeros to the right of a decimal point are counted as significant figures. I don't understand why that is. If you have the number 8 the zeros following are understood. In 8.00 the two zeros don't need to be there in regular problems, so why does the rule change so that you keep them there and count them as significant if they don't need to be there?