How many significant figures are there in the answer to the following problem?(9.992 × 3.200) + 0.610 = ?onetwothreefour

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How many significant figures are there in the answer to the following problem?
(9.992 × 3.200) + 0.610 = ?
one
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four

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Rules for determining the number of significant figures in an answer :

The result of an addition or subtraction should be reported in the same number of decimal place as that of term with least number of decimal place.
The result of multiplication or division should be reported in the same number of significant figure as it is possessed by the least precise number used in the calculations.
If a calculation involves number of steps then the result should contain the same number of significant figures as that of least precise number involved in the calculations which is other than exact number.

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