Evaluate \(\frac{(2.813 \times 10^{-3} \times 1.063)}{(5.637 \times 10^{-2})}\) reducing each number to two significant figures and leaving your answer in two significant figures.
The correct answer is B. 0.055
We need to reduce each number to two significant figures:
- \(2.813 \times 10^{-3}\) becomes \(2.8 \times 10^{-3}\)
- \(1.063\) becomes \(1.1\)
- \(5.637 \times 10^{-2}\) becomes \(5.6 \times 10^{-2}\)
Now, we can substitute these values into the expression and simplify:
\[\frac{(2.8 \times 10^{-3} \times 1.1)}{(5.6 \times 10^{-2})} = \frac{3.08 \times 10^{-3}}{5.6 \times 10^{-2}} = \frac{3.08}{5.6} \times 10^{-1} = 0.55 \times 10^{-1}\]
Finally, we need to reduce the answer to two significant figures, which gives us 0.055.
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