Significant Digits Exercises
Significant Digits Exercises
Determine how many significant figures occur in each of the following numbers:
1. 926.9
2. 707
3. 123.06
4. 0.0402
5. 0.82610
6. 338.00
Perform the noted operations. Correct answers must contain the required number of
significant figures.
15. 0.6824
16. 12.84
17. 4.162
18. 3.339
19. 5.558
20. 2.635
21. 7.825
22. 9365.3
23. 712.0
24. 2000.0
25. 0.2541
26. 0.000822
27. 0.00000477
(over)
Simplify the following. Answers must be given in scientific notation if not between 1 and
10.
28. 9.62 10 3 4.21 10 2
29. 3.95 1044.44 101
30. 6.91 10 3 9.58 101
31. 4.14 10 2 1.32 10 3
32. 5.5 10 3
2
33. 3.3 10 6
3
34. 7.7 10 2
2
35. 1.7 10 3
3
36. 8.6 10 4 3.1 10 2
37. 2.31 10 2 8.9 101
38. 9.235 10 3 1.814 10 3
39. 2.6 10 4 6.2 10 3
40. 6.66 101 2.25 10 2
41. 2.7 10 2 8.9 10 3
42. 4.5 10 3 6.3 10 2
43. 3.5 10 2 5.7 10 3
Practice Problems: Significant Digits & Scientific Notation
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