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A jeweller puts a diamond weighing 5.42g in a box weighing 1.2kg. Find the total weight of the box and the diamond to correct number of significant figures.

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The correct Answer is:
1.2kg
Weight of diamond = 5.42 g = 0.00542 kg
Total weight = 1.2 + 0.00542
= 1.20542kg = 1.2kg
(The result is correct upto one place of decimal)
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