A racetrack measures 1.0000 x 103 meters. A racecar completes a lap of this track in 20.4 seconds. To the proper number of significant figures, how should the average speed be reported?   A. 49.020 meters/sec   B. 49.0 meters/sec   C. 49 meters/sec   D. 50 meters/sec   E. 49.02 meters/sec

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A racetrack measures 1.0000 x 103 meters. A racecar completes a lap of this track in 20.4 seconds. To the proper number of significant figures, how should the average speed be reported?

  A.

49.020 meters/sec

  B.

49.0 meters/sec

  C.

49 meters/sec

  D.

50 meters/sec

  E.

49.02 meters/sec

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