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A scale is calibrated to centimeters and the following measurements are stored by the scale. Find out significant digits.
(i) 200 m
(ii) 92.80 m
(iii) 80.26 m
(iv) 8.23 cm
(v) 8.91 mm
(vi) 6.001 mm

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The correct Answer is:
(i) 3
(ii) 4
(iii) 4
(iv) 2
(v) 1
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