Zachary adds 26.64 g to 12.557 g. How many significant figures should his answer have?

For addition, round the result to the fewest decimal places in the numbers being added. Since 26.64 has two decimal places, 26.64 + 12.557 = 39.197 rounds to 39.20, which has four significant figures; the correct choice is four.

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