WAEC Mathematics 2019 Objective — Question 1

Question 1 of 145 from the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Mathematics 2019 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

1. Express, correct to three significant figures, 0.003597.

A. 0.359
B. 0.004
C. 0.00360Correct
D. 0.0035

Explanation

0.003597 to 4 significant figures is 0.003597; to 3 significant figures it rounds to 0.00360 (the trailing zero is significant as it is to the right of a non-zero digit and within the number of significant figures required).

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