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Significant Digits Worksheet

This document provides examples of significant digits and rounding numbers to a specified number of significant digits. It also includes examples of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division calculations involving numbers with significant digits. Finally, it contains examples of unit conversions between hours, minutes, seconds, and days. The key aspects covered are determining the number of significant digits in given values, rounding to a specified number of significant digits, and performing calculations while properly accounting for significant digits.

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Significant Digits Worksheet

This document provides examples of significant digits and rounding numbers to a specified number of significant digits. It also includes examples of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division calculations involving numbers with significant digits. Finally, it contains examples of unit conversions between hours, minutes, seconds, and days. The key aspects covered are determining the number of significant digits in given values, rounding to a specified number of significant digits, and performing calculations while properly accounting for significant digits.

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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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