One number has three significant figures and another number has four significant figures. If these numbers are added, subtracted, multiplied, or divided, which operation can produce the greatest number of significant figures?
A. the addition
B. the subtraction
C. the multiplication
D. the division
E. All the operations result in the same number of significant figures.
Answer: A
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