Mathematics: Class 7

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Worksheet # 1.1a

Topic: Estimation

Name: ___________________ Class: __________________

Objective:
Students will be able to:
• Identify and state the number of significant figures in a given number
• Express a number to a given number of significant figures

1. Find the number of significant figures in each of the following:

(a) 7.3 (b) 162.5 m

(c) 306 g (d) 3.57 m

(e) 7.005 kg (f) 0.045 km

(g) 0.00234 l (h) 82.030 mg

(i) 20.020200 g (j) 30.00 km

(k) 2.500 ml (l) 60.001

2. Round off each of the following correct up to 3 significant figures:

(a) 56.4517 g

(b) 5.20763 kg

(c) 33.311 km

(d) 50.001 cm

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(e) 0.0012485 m

(f) 0.0013020 l

3. Round off:
(a) 15.256 g correct to the three significant figures.

(b) 0.00838 mg correct to the two significant figures.

(c) 0.004509 g correct to the one significant figure.

(d) 29.404 mm correct to the four significant figures.

(e) 22.311 km correct to the four significant figures.

(f) 3.0921 kg correct to the two significant figures.

(g) 0.003519 mm correct to the one significant figure.

4. Round off:

(a) $ 3067.665 to the nearest cents.

(b) 0.00499 m to the nearest cm.

(c) 17.0444 kg to the nearest g.

(d) $ 59.52 to the nearest dollar.

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