A person measures mass of 3 different particles as and 0.125 g . According to the rules for arithmetic operations with significant figures, the additions of the masses of 3 particles will be.
- (A)661.845 g
- (B)662 g
- (C)661.8 g✓ Correct
- (D)661.84 g
Answer: (C)
Solution
When measurements are added, the sum keeps only as many decimal places as the least precise term. The three masses , and have two, one and three decimal places, so the result is limited to one decimal place by . The raw sum is
which rounded to one decimal place is .
which rounded to one decimal place is .
JEE Main · 2025 · 03 Apr 2025 · Shift 1 · Single correct option