Significant Digits & Rounding
1) How many significant figures are in the number 0.0000018?
a) two
b) six
c) seven
d) three
e) five
2) Which of the following has the smallest number of significant figures?
a) 89
b) 9.09 x 10-1
c) 0.909
d) 0.0900
e) 1.004
3) Which of the following has the smallest number of significant figures?
a) 0.00111
b) 0.1001
c) 1.01
d) 0.00143
e) 11
4) Calculate the following to the correct number of significant figures.
10.23 + 4.355 = _____
a) 14.58
b) 14.6
c) 15
d) 14.585
e) 14.59
5) Calculate the following to the correct number of significant figures.
1.00 + 12.3 = _____
a) 13.3
b) 13
c) 11
d) 11.299
e) 11.2
6) Calculate the following to the correct number of significant figures.
4.302 - 0.0122 = _____
a) 4.290
b) 4.2898
c) 4.289
d) 4.29
e) 4.30
7) Calculate the following to the correct number of significant figures.
23.1 x 0.12 = _____
a) 2.8
b) 2.8 x 102
c) 28
d) 2.772
e) 2.77
8) Calculate the following to the correct number of significant figures.
23.10 x 0.120 = _____
a) 2.77
b) 28
c) 2.8
d) 2.772
e) 2.8 x 102
9) Calculate the following to the correct number of significant figures.
4.32 / 0.2432 = _____
a) 17.8
b) 17.7
c) 17.76
d) 17.763
e) 18
10) Calculate the following to the correct number of significant figures.
(0.00015 x 54.6) + 1.002 = _____
a) 1.010
b) 1.0
c) 1.01
d) 1.0101
e) 1.011
11) Do the indicated arithmetic and give the answer to the correct number of significant
figures. 0.871 x 0.23 / 5.871 = _____
a) 0.034
b) 0.0341
c) 0.340
d) 0.03412
e) 0.342
12) Do the indicated arithmetic and give the answer to the correct number of significant
figures. 2.34 x 4.4391 / 3.465 =
_____
a) 3.00
b) 3.001
c) 3.0014
d) 2.99
e) 2.997
13) Round off the quantity 4.235 cm to the nearest 0.01 cm.
a) 4.24
b) 4.235
c) 4.2
d) 4.3
e) 4.23
14) Round off the quantity 0.042349 m to the nearest 0.01 cm.
a) 4.23
b) 42.35
c) 4.235
d) 4.24
e) 42.3
15) Express the quantity 956 mL in L rounded to the nearest 0.1 L.
a) 1.0 b) 0.9 c) 1 d) 0.96