What is the sum of 1.53 + 2.786 + 3.3 written with the correct number of significant figures?
A) 8
B) 7.6
C) 7.62
D) 7.616
E) 7.6160

Name: What is the sum of 1.53 + 2.786 + 3.3 written with the correct number of significant figures? A) 8 B) 7.6 C) 7.62 D) 7.616 E) 7.6160
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The sum is 7.616, but the correct number of significant figures is determined by the least precise measurement, which is 3.3 (having only one decimal place). Therefore, the sum rounded to the nearest tenth is 7.6.

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