Help deciphering a motion diagram.

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The discussion centers on deciphering a motion diagram, where the original attempt was incorrect. The user initially struggled to understand the correct approach but later figured it out. They realized the importance of arranging the values according to the direction of the arrows and rounding numbers to two significant figures. The final correct sequence of values is 1200, 980, 830, 750, 700, 650, 600, 500, 300, 0. This highlights the significance of proper ordering and rounding in solving motion diagram problems.
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This is what I was able to get from the problem but it is clearly wrong and I have no idea what the right way to go about this would be. Thank you in advance for your help.

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I figured it out. I case anyone was wondering I had to put it in the order the arrows were pointing and I had to round 825 and 975 to have two significant figures so they would be 830 and 980.

The correct answer is: 1200,980,830,750,700,650,600,500,300,0
 
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