Calculate the difference 12.0875 – 7.50 using significant digits. a. 4.5 b. 4.587 c. 4.59 d. 4.6

C.4.59

Significant digits are digits expressing precision of a measurement. Non-zero digits are always significant but zeroes can be either included or ignored. For instance, zeroes that comes before other digits aren't significant. For example 0.058 has two significant digits. In this exercise, we have two numbers:

12.0875

7.50

The number 12.0875 has five significant digits while 7.50 has three significant digits. If we add or subtract two numbers, the least number of decimal places (that isn't the same as significant digits) in any of the two numbers must be the same as the number of decimal places in the result. Hence, for 12.0875 we have four decimal places and for 7.50 we have two decimal places. Therefore, the result must have two decimal places:

12.0875 - 7.50 = 4.59

step-by-step explanation:

a.   since the profit made in 2012 is equal to the profit made in 2014, the profit is           symmetric about the line y = 120,000.

step-by-step explanation:

given that megan owns a clothing boutique.

the profits of 2010, 11, are recorded and shown as follows:

years since     2010 0     1     2     3       4       5

profits made in 1000's   39       84     111     120   111     84

we find that profit gradually increases form 2010 to 2013 upto 120,   then starts decreasing.

the profits for 2012 and 2014 are the same while that of 2011 and 2015 are also the same.

this shows that there is symmetry about the line profit = 120000

hence answer is:

a.   since the profit made in 2012 is equal to the profit made in 2014, the profit is           symmetric about the line y = 120,000.

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