The length and width of a rectangle are 1.125 m and 0.606 m,respectively.Multiplying,your calculator gives the product as 0.68175.Rounding properly to the correct number of significant figures,the area of the rectangle should be written as A)0.68 m². B)0.682 m². C)0.6818 m². D)0.68175 m².

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The correct rounding based on the significant figures of the given measurements (1.125 and 0.606, both with 4 significant figures) results in the product being reported with 4 significant figures as well, which is 0.682.

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