Significant Figures Rounding to Decimal Places 10 multiple choice questions Round to 1 dp 0.34 A) 0.4 B) 0.3 C) 0.35 D) 3 Round to 1 dp 0.48 A) 0.49 B) 0.4 C) 0.47 D) 0.5 Round to 1 dp 2.75 A) 2.8 B) 2.74 C) 2.7 D) 3.0 Round to 1 dp 13.374 A) 13.0 B) 14.0 C) 13.3 D) 13.4 Round to 1 dp 26.519 A) 25.0 B) 26.6 C) 26.0 D) 26.5 Round to 2 dp 23.1782 A) 23.20 B) 23.18 C) 23.10 D) 23.17 Round to 2 dp 500.8251 A) 500.80 B) 500.8 C) 500.83 D) 500.84 Round to 3 dp 0.00417 A) 0.00417 B) 0.004 C) 0.00418 D) 0.005 Round to 2 dp 4.999 A) 4.99 B) 4.90 C) 5.00 D) 4.98 Round to 4 dp 0.72995 A) 0.7300 B) 0.7390 C) 0.7210 D) 0.7399 Decimal Places • When we round to decimals, we start counting as soon as we reach the decimal point. Round 17.46789 to 2 decimal places 1 decimal place 2 decimal places, this will stay a 6 or go to a 7 depending on what the next number is Significant Figures • When we round to significant figures, we start counting as soon as we reach a number that is not zero Round 17.46789 to 2 significant figures 1 significant figure 2 significant figures, this will stay a 7 or go to a 8 depending on what the next number is All the numbers after will become zero Round 17.46789 to 2 significant figures= 17.00000 or just 17 Round to 1 sf 43 07 08 50 03 07 Look at the next number It’s more than 4 so we round up! Round to 3 sf 3 7 8 04 03 07 Look at the next number It’s less than 5 so we round down! Round to 2 sf 0 . 0 0 2 98 9 Look at the next number It’s more than 4 so we round up! Round to 3 sf 0 . 0 0 2 0 98 7 Look at the next number It’s more than 4 so we round up! Rounding to Significant Figures Main 1. When you are rounding to decimal places you start counting after the decimal point, but with significant figures you start counting at the first non zero number 2. i. 1000 1500 1460 ii. 200 160 157 iii. 40 37 37.1 iv. 6 6.1 6.09 v. 0.006 0.0064 0.00640 3. a) 4.7 b) 0.058 c) 0.19 d) 540 Rounding to Significant Figures (sig fig or s.f) 10 multiple choice questions Round- 0.23 to 1 s.f A) 0.3 B) 2 C) 0.2 D) 3 Round- 0.045 to 1 s.f A) 0.04 B) 0.1 C) 0.0 D) 0.05 Round- 623 to 1 s.f A) 600 B) 620 C) 630 D) 700 Round- 5328 to 1 s.f A) 5300 B) 5000 C) 5330 D) 6000 Round- 0.005136 to 2 s.f A) 0.01 B) 0.0050 C) 0.00514 D) 0.0051 Round- 426.213 to 2 s.f A) 426.21 B) 430 C) 400.00 D) 420 Round- 3002.01 to 3 s.f A) 300 B) 3000 C) 3010 D) 3002.0 Round- 983.4 to 1 s.f A) 100 B) 900 C) 980 D) 1000 Round- 0.00456 to 2 s.f A) 0.0045 B) 0.004 C) 0.0046 D) 0.00 Round- 36345.3 to 3 s.f A) 36300 B) 4000 C) 36000 D) 45300
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