Taking into account of the significant figures, what is the value of 9.99 m - 0.0099 m?
- 9.98 m
- 9.980 m
- 9.9 m
- 9.9801 m
Answer
(1) 9.98 m
Solution
9.99 - 0.0099 = 9.9801 m
As per NCERT, in addition or subtraction the result is retained to the least number of decimal places among the quantities.
9.99 m has 2 decimal places (least).
∴ Result rounded to 2 decimal places = 9.98 m
Answer: (1)