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Problem Set 1 Significant Figures Answer Sheet

This practice worksheet contains problems involving significant figures and scientific notation. Students are asked to identify the number of significant figures in measurements, round numbers to specified decimal places, perform calculations while maintaining significant figures, express numbers in scientific notation, and perform mathematical operations including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using numbers in scientific notation. The worksheet is intended to help students practice skills in significant figures and scientific notation.

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Problem Set 1 Significant Figures Answer Sheet

This practice worksheet contains problems involving significant figures and scientific notation. Students are asked to identify the number of significant figures in measurements, round numbers to specified decimal places, perform calculations while maintaining significant figures, express numbers in scientific notation, and perform mathematical operations including addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division using numbers in scientific notation. The worksheet is intended to help students practice skills in significant figures and scientific notation.

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Practice Worksheet for Significant Figures

1. State the number of significant digits in each measurement.


1)

2804 m

2)

2.84 km

3)

5.029 m

4.6 x 105 m

6)

4.06 x 10-5 m
75,000 m

4)

0.003068 m

5)

7)

750 m

8) 75 m

9)

11) 75,000.0 m

12) 10 cm

10)

75.00 m

2. Round the following numbers as indicated:


To four figures:
3.682417

21.860051

375.6523

112.511

45.4673

5.687524

7.555

8.235

0.03062

3.4125

41.86632

To one decimal place:


1.3511

2.473

To two decimal places:


22.494

79.2588

3. Solve the following problems and report answers with appropriate number of significant
digits.
1)

6.201 cm + 7.4 cm + 0.68 cm +12.0 cm =

2)

1.6 km + 1.62 m +1200 cm =

3)

8.264 g - 7.8 g =

4)

10.4168 m - 6.0 m =

5)

12.00 m+15.001 kg=

6)

1.31 cm x 2.3 cm =

7)

5.7621 m x 6.201 m =

cm

g
m

8)

20.2 cm : 7.41 s =

9)

40.002 g : 13.000005 g =

4. Express the following numbers in their equivalent standard notational form:

Dr. Behrang Madani

Chemistry B11

Bakersfield College

1) 123,876.3
2) 1,236,840
3) 422000
4) 0.000000000000211
5) 0.000238
6) 0.0000205
5. Identify the sums or differences of the following:
1) (8.41 X 104) + (9.71 X 104) =
2) (5.11 X 102) - (4.2 X 102) =
3) (8.2 X 103) + (4.0 X 103) =
4) (6.3 X 10-2) - (2.1 X 10-2) =
6. Express the product and the quotients of the following:
1) (3.56 X 105) (4.21 X 106) =
2) (2 X 107) (8 X 10-9) =
3) (4.11 X 10-6) (7.51 X 10-4) =
4) 8.45 X 107 / 6.74 X 103 =
5) 9.7 X 108 / 8.6 X 10-2 =
6) 4.7 X 10-2 / 5.7 X 10-6 =

Dr. Behrang Madani

Chemistry B11

Bakersfield College

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