Question

subtract the measurements. 5.0 l - 0.68 l write your answer with the correct number of significant figures. round if necessary.

Explanation:

Step1: Perform subtraction

$5.0 - 0.68=4.32$

Step2: Determine significant - figures

The number 5.0 has 2 significant figures. When subtracting, we report the result to the same number of decimal places as the number with the least number of decimal places in the values being subtracted. 5.0 has 1 decimal place. So we round 4.32 to 4.3.

Answer:

4.3 L