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What should you avoid when performing calculations with numerical values?
What should you avoid when performing calculations with numerical values?
- Including units for every quantity
- Attaching the expected units after obtaining the answer
- Carrying units through the entire calculation
- Dropping the units early in the calculation (correct)
Why is it important to include the units in every step of a calculation?
Why is it important to include the units in every step of a calculation?
- To ensure that the units for the answer turn out to be incorrect (correct)
- To discourage others from verifying the answer
- To make the calculation more complex
- To simplify the calculation process
In a certain number, which zero digits are considered as significant figures?
In a certain number, which zero digits are considered as significant figures?
- Zero digits at the beginning of the number
- Zero digits within a number
- Zero digits at the end of a number with a decimal point
- Zero digits to the right of the last nonzero digit with no decimal point (correct)
What is the significance of nonzero digits in a certain number?
What is the significance of nonzero digits in a certain number?
In a decimally expressed number, which zero digits are counted as significant figures?
In a decimally expressed number, which zero digits are counted as significant figures?
Which system adopts the meter for length, the kilogram for mass, and the second for time?
Which system adopts the meter for length, the kilogram for mass, and the second for time?
In which system is a mix of units that belong to two different systems NOT ALLOWED?
In which system is a mix of units that belong to two different systems NOT ALLOWED?
Which system adopts the centimeter as a unit of length, the gram for mass, and the second for time?
Which system adopts the centimeter as a unit of length, the gram for mass, and the second for time?
Which system adopts the foot for length, the pound for weight, and the second for time?
Which system adopts the foot for length, the pound for weight, and the second for time?
Which system was in common use in Britain and in some of the previously British-influenced regions?
Which system was in common use in Britain and in some of the previously British-influenced regions?
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