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Chapter 1, Problem 26QAP

A listing of a house for sale states that there are 5bedrooms, 4000 ft2 of living area, and a living room with dimensions 17 × 18.5 ft. How many significant figures are there in each quantity? (Your answer may include the words ambiguous and exact.)

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