Source: Extra Practice
How many significant figures are present in the exact mathematical constant and the count of '20 bananas'?
Options
Option A is correct
Infinite
Option B
3 and 2 respectively
Option C
Infinite and 2 respectively
Option D
3 and Infinite respectively
Explanation
Exact numbers, such as pure mathematical constants () or exact counts of objects (20 bananas), have an infinite number of significant figures because they are exact values and can be represented as having an infinite number of decimal zeros (e.g., ).