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Given the number: 161 cm, 0.161 cm, 0.0161 cm. The number of significant figures for the three numbers are

A

`3,3` and `4` respectively

B

`3,4` and `4` respectively

C

`3,3` and `3`, respectively

D

`3, 4` and `5`, respectively

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C
`161 cm` (nonzero) digits always significiant), `0.161 cm, 0.0161 cm` (zeros at the beginning of a number are never significant).
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