SIGNIFICANT FIGURES WORKSHEET

Complete the following practice exercises:

1. How many significant figures are in each of these numbers?

a) 0.0021 _____ c) 900.00 _____ e) 125 904.000 _____

b) 347 000 _____ d) 407 _____ f) 1.0012 _____

2. Express each of the numbers from Problem #1 in standard exponential form.

a) _____ c) _____ e) _____

b) _____ d) _____ f) _____

3. Using scientific notation, express the number 582 000 000 to

a) one significant figure __________________________

b) two significant figures __________________________

c) three significant figures __________________________

d) five significant figures __________________________

e) seven significant figures __________________________

4. Perform the indicated mathematical operation and express each result to

the correct number of significant figures.

a) 9.33 x 4.1 = __________ b) 3.01 x 9.00 = __________

c) 3.894 x 0.06 = __________ d) 2.98 + 8.1 + 5.0214 = _________

e) 9.543 / 3.54 = __________ f) 10.001 / 0.0050 = __________

g) 0.0010 / 20 = __________ h) 79.0000 - 79.000 04 = _______

i) 9.146 + 9.137 = _________ j) 600.0 + 0.000 04 = ________

k) 4.184 x 100.62 x (24.27 - 24.16) = _________

l) (8.925 - 8.904) / 8.925 = ________

m) (9.04 + 8.23 + 21.954 + 81.0) / 3.1416 = ________

n) (9.2 x 100.65) / (8.321 - 4.026) = ________