Rounding to significant figures

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Rounding to significant figures Complete this table: to 1 s.f. to 2 s.f. to 3 s.f. 6.3528 6 6.4 6.35 34.026 30 34 34.0 0.005708 0.006 0.0057 0.00571 150.932 200 150 151 0.00007835 0.00008 0.000078 0.0000784 850 951 900 000 850 000 851 000 1 624 564 2 000 000 1 600 000 1 620 000 6 446 767 6 000 000 6 400 000 6 450 000

Round 0.00684503 to 4 significant figures Rounding to s.f. HW Round 46.93106 to 2 significant figures 47 Round 0.00684503 to 4 significant figures 0.006845 600 000 Round 576 335 to 1 significant figure Round 497 to 2 significant figures 500

Round 4537 to 1 significant figure Rounding to s.f. HW Round 7.82438 to 3 significant figures 7.82 Round 4537 to 1 significant figure 5 000 37.9 Round 37.85672 to 3 significant figures Round 6973 to 2 significant figures 7000

Round 0.06734 to 1 significant figure Rounding to s.f. HW Round 0.070865 to 3 significant figures 0.0709 Round 0.06734 to 1 significant figure 0.07

Decimal Places When we round to decimals, we start counting as soon as we reach the decimal point. Round 17.46789 to 2 decimal places 2 decimal places, this will stay a 6 or go to a 7 depending on what the next number is 1 decimal place Answer: 17.47

Round- 0.23 to 1 s.f 0.3 2 A) B) 0.2 3 C) D)

Round to 2 dp 4.999 4.99 4.90 A) B) 5.00 4.98 C) D)

Round to 2 dp 500.8251 500.80 500.8 A) B) 500.83 500.84 C) D)

Round- 0.045 to 1 s.f 0.04 0.1 A) B) 0.0 0.05 C) D)

Round- 623 to 1 s.f 600 620 A) B) 630 700 C) D)

Round to 4 dp 0.72995 0.7300 0.7390 A) B) 0.7210 0.7399 C) D)

Round- 5328 to 1 s.f 5300 5000 A) B) 5330 6000 C) D)

Round- 0.005136 to 2 s.f 0.01 0.0050 A) B) 0.00514 0.0051 C) D)

Round to 3 dp 0.00417 0.00417 0.004 A) B) 0.00418 0.005 C) D)

Round to 1 dp 2.75 2.8 2.74 A) B) 2.7 3.0 C) D)

Round- 426.213 to 2 s.f 426.21 430 A) B) 400.00 420 C) D)

Round to 1 dp 26.519 25.0 26.6 A) B) 26.0 26.5 C) D)

Round- 3002.01 to 3 s.f 300 3000 A) B) 3010 3002.0 C) D)

Round- 983.4 to 1 s.f 100 900 A) B) 980 1000 C) D)

Round to 1 dp 13.374 13.0 14.0 A) B) 13.3 13.4 C) D)

Round- 0.00456 to 2 s.f 0.0045 0.004 A) B) 0.0046 0.00 C) D)

Round to 1 dp 0.48 0.49 0.4 A) B) 0.47 0.5 C) D)

Round- 36345.3 to 3 s.f 36300 4000 A) B) 36000 45300 C) D)

Round to 1 dp 0.34 0.4 0.3 A) B) 0.35 3 C) D)

Round to 2 dp 23.1782 23.20 23.18 A) B) 23.10 23.17 C) D)

Pg _____ Exercise 1H 1-12 Different types of rounding Homework Pg _____ Exercise 1H 1-12 Different types of rounding