Calculating Significant Figures: 43.49 cm to Meters

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The conversion of 43.49 centimeters to meters results in 0.4349 meters, maintaining four significant figures. Participants agree that the number of significant figures must remain consistent during the conversion process. The emphasis is on preserving the precision of the original measurement. Therefore, 0.4349 meters accurately reflects the significant figures of the initial measurement. This discussion highlights the importance of significant figures in unit conversions.
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If I measured something to be 43.49 centimeters with a meter stick and I wanted to convert that into meters, would it become 0.4349 cm or 0.43 cm??

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keep the same number of sig figs
 
andrewchang said:
keep the same number of sig figs

So it would be 0.4349 cm because 0.4349 cm and 43.49 m have 4 sig figs?
 
Shay10825 said:
So it would be 0.4349 cm because 0.4349 cm and 43.49 m have 4 sig figs?

I believe you must keep the same number of significant figures. So yes, it would be 4349.
 
ok thanks:smile:
 
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