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Significant Digits Worksheet

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SCH3U Significant Digits Name:

Date:

1. How many significant digits are in each of the following?

a) 2.56 cm h) 2.54 x 104 m/s


b) 3.001 g i) 1.01 x 10-3 kg
c) 0.4 min j) 3.000 x 102 cm2
d) 1 253 mm k) 150.1 s
e) 1 250 h l) 0.0280 mg
f) 0.000 03 m/s m) 45.0 km

2. Round of each of the following numbers to three significant digits:

a) 2.456 e) 3.052 x 104


b) 0.012 25 f) 12 304
c) 1.24455 g) 0.012 345
d) 0.002 229 h) 8 965

3. Express the following in scientific notation: (Remember s.d.)

a) 120 000
b) 0.000 0234
c) 125.6
d) 0.0250

4. Express the following in decimal notation: (Remember s.d.)

a) 3.40 x 101
b) 9.2 x 10-2
c) 5 x 103
d) 8.40 x 10-1

5. Perform the following calculations, rounding off as necessary:

a) 134.15 + 2.3 + 1.002 =


b) 279.355 – 132.13 =
c) 34.65 x 12.0 =
d) 0.00265 x 13.34 =
e) 27.56  1.3 =
f) (26.4)2 =

g) (2.45 x 103)(1.4 x 10-2)=


6. How many significant digits are in each of the following?

a) 7005 cm h) 8.00 x 104 m/s


b) 563 g i) 2.04 x 10-3 kg
c) 67.03 min j) 3.050 x 102 cm2
d) 1.0020 mm k) 230 000 s
e) 7.440 h l) 0.000 280 mg
f) 0.0015 m/s m) 5.0 km

7. Add the following numbers. 3. Subtract the following numbers.

a) 2.456 + 7.89 + 4.397 = a) 8.984 - 78.6 =

b) 2 + 3.4593 + 12.685 = b) 78.48 - 19.8 =

c) 482.2 + 1030 + 4.62 = c) 2.494 - 198.39 =

8. Multiply the following numbers. 5. Divide the following numbers.

a) 1.2 x 5.4883 = a) 470.0  2.0 x 101 =

b) 7.1 x 1.1 = b) 593  2 =


c) 69.0 x 13.21 = c) 375.7  2.4 =

9. Isolate each of the indicated variables from the equations below:

a. V = l w h solve for w

b. a = solve for Dt

c. a = solve for v1

d. v = solve for Dt

e. v = solve for Dd

f. *challenge* Dd = v1 Dt + a(Dt)2 solve for v1

g. *challenge* Dd = v1 Dt + a(Dt)2 solve for a


10. Convert the following:
a) 2.5 h to min

b) 68 s to h

c) 125 to

d) 35 to
e) 8.5 days to s

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