You have a small solid cube of approximately 1 cm on a side. It appears to be aluminum metal and you want to
determine its precise volume. You decide to measure the volume of the cube by both the mathematical method and
also by displacement of water. You choose to use a caliper which is graduated to measure to the thousandth place
(0.001 cm, you can read the caliper to three decimal places) to measure centimeters directly. The graduated cylinder
available will measure milliliters to the tenth place (0.1 mL, you can read the graduated cylinder to one decimal
place). Would you use the same number of significant figures in expressing the volume based on the two methods?
Explain why or why not? Be specific in your explanation providing an example if appropriate.
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