To round the number 33,598 to 1 significant figure, follow these steps:
1. Identify the most significant digit: The most significant digit is the leftmost non-zero digit in the number. In 33,598, this digit is 3.
2. Determine the place value of this digit: The digit 3 is in the ten thousand's place. Therefore, 33,598 can be seen as being between 30,000 and 40,000.
3. Round the number to the nearest value based on this place value:
- Look at the second digit (the one immediately to the right of the significant digit). Here, the second digit is also 3 (the digit in the thousand’s place).
- If this second digit is 5 or more, you round the most significant digit up. If it is less than 5, you round the most significant digit down or keep it the same.
Since the second digit is 3 (which is less than 5), you round down the number.
Thus, rounding 33,598 to 1 significant figure results in:
[tex]\[ 30,000 \][/tex]
Therefore, the number 33,598 rounded to 1 significant figure is 30,000.
