Name: Class: Date: Worksheet 3A Rounding and significant figures 1. Round off each of the following to the nearest integer. (a) 50.7 (b) 398.4 2. Round off each of the following to the nearest 100. (a) 4279 (b) 1605.5 3. Round off each of the following to 1 decimal place. (a) 63.184 (b) 956.02 4. Round off each of the following to 2 decimal places. (a) 22.0536 (b) 0.197 414 5. Round off each of the following to the nearest 0.001. (a) 15.2784 (b) 3.001 009 6. Round off each of the following to the nearest ten thousandth. (a) 97.132565 (b) 0.406 081 7. Round off each of the following to 1 significant figure. (a) 3916 (b) 504 (2.807 (d) 0.3099 8. Round off each of the following to 2 significant figures. (a) 71.448 (b) 239 (©) 19.506 (a) 0.080 75 ee Publishers Pte Ltd Eee As sua9. Round off each of the following to 3 significant figures. (a) 254.810 (b) 72167 (©) 3.9986 (@)_ 0.580 339 10. State the number of significant figures in each of the following. (a) 48017 (b) 0.026 590 (©) 3000.15 (a) 703.0 204. es , giving your answer correct to 1 significant figure. 11. Calculate "#*6 13.81.07 Convert 2 into a decimal. Write down all the figures shown on your calculator, Express the answer in part (a) correct to 2 significant figures. 0.9413, 7.026+15.58 Give your answer in part (a) correct to Evaluate as a decimal. Write down all the figures shown on your calculator. () 3 significant figures, (ii) 3 decimal places. ECE nee ssine ier14, The number 524 000 is correct to k significant figures. (i) Explain why k cannot be 2. (i) Write down the possible values of k. 15. A number is rounded to 0.0408, correct to 3 significant figures. Give three examples of this number. 16, ‘The distance between Singapore and Vancouver is 12 813 km. Write 12 813 to the nearest thousand. 17. The mass of a baby is 3.4 kg, correct to 1 decimal place. ‘What is the minimum mass of the baby? 18. The population of Finland was 5 503 000 in 2017. (a) This value has been rounded to the nearest 1000. }) What is the largest possible value of the population of Finland in 2017? i) What is the smallest possible value of the population of Finland in 2017? (b) © This value has been rounded to 5 significant figures. Suggest two possible values of the population of Finland in 2017. Approximation and Estimation19. In 2017, the land area of Singapore was 722.5 km?. (How many significant figures are there in 722.5? (ii) Write 722.5 correct to 2 significant figures. 20. The dimensions of a tennis court for singles matches are 23.77 m by 8.23 m. Find the area of the court, giving your answer correct to 2 significant figures. 21. A metal block has a mass of 50 grams, correct to the nearest gram. Find the least possible mass of the metal block. (ii) The volume of the metal block is 13 cm’, correct to the nearest cubic centimetre. Find the greatest possible mass of 1 cubic centimetre of the metal. 22, ‘The total bill at a restaurant is $70,3846. Ifthe customer pays using a credit card, the amount is rounded to 2 decimal places. If the customer pays in cash, the amount is rounded to the nearest 10 cents. Would you advise the customer to use a credit card or cash to pay? Show working to explain your answer. EY enue eae Les © Shing Lee Publishers Pte LtdClass: Date: eet 3B Approximation and approximation errors in real-world contexts 1. The area of a square is 352 em?, Find (i) the length of the square, (i) the perimeter of the square. 2, The circumference of a circle is 248 cm. Find (i) the radius of the circle, (ii) the area of the circle. ‘A bag of corn chips costs $3.95. Susie has $30. ‘What is the greatest number of bags of corn chips she can buy? 4, Anengineer calculated that the maximum current that can flow in a particular circuit before itis. considered unsafe is 10.52 amperes. He is asked to indicate the maximum current correct to the nearest ampere. ‘What should the engineer indicate the maximum current as? Why? ao PN ene one ae)5. Members of the public voted for one of three finalists in a dance competition. ‘The table shows the votes each finalist received. Finalist___| Number of votes | Percentage of votes (to 1 d.p.) | Percentage of votes (to 2 d.p.) Amazing ballerina 3551 38.0% 38.04% Dance addict 2036 Young flamingo 3748 Total 9335 (a) (@) Complete the third column of the table. (ii) Why is the total percentage of votes 99.9% instead of 100%? (b) (Complete the fourth column of the table. (i) Why is the total percentage of votes in the fourth column different from that in the third column? Employees in an organisation voted for the destination for a staff retreat. The table shows the votes each destination received. Percentage of votes 24 30.0% 35 43.8% 21 26.3% 80 100.1% Why is the total percentage of votes 100.1% instead of 100%? Explain why there is an additional 0.196, Eakins Les Seiee eeeName: Class: Date: Worksheet 3C Estimation and estimation errors in real-world contexts 1. Estimate the value of each of the following, (@) (es (b) 1002 2. Estimate the value of each of the following, giving your answer correct to 1 significant figure. 4.03%4.97 o) VaR +2499 @ ~To2 3. (a) Express each of the following correct to 2 significant figures. (i) 718.469 (ii) 23.858 ¢ 218.469 Spas siving your answer correct to 1 significant figure, (b) Hence, estimate the value o A student estimated the value of 42.8 + 3.16 ~ 5.907 to be 4. (i) Use estimation to check whether her answer is reasonable. (ii) Use a calculator to evaluate 42.8 + 3.16 - 5.907. Is your estimated value in part (i) close to the actual value? oe) Foner ate)5. Which one of the following is likely to be the height of a double-decker bus? 40cm 400 cm 4000 cm 6. Which one of the following is likely to be the mass of a tray of 30 eggs? 18g 180g 1800 g A publishing company sold 279 566 copies of a magazine from 1* January to 7 January. (i) Write down a calculation you could do mentally to estimate the average number of copies sold each day. (ii)_Use a calculator to find the actual value. Is your estimated value close to the actual value? ‘A watch costs 9000 Thai baht. The conversion rate is 1 baht = $$0.043 251. Without using a calculator, estimate the price of the watch in $$. A student has $20. He buys 4 pens at $2.90 each and 5 highlighters at $1.95 each. Use estimation to determine if he has enough money to pay for the stationery. Berea10. Fang attends dance classes She wrote the following note. ‘What misconception has Fang made? White the correct working to estimate the area of the dance studio. 11, Grandma Lucy orders her groceries online. aa) ee Baby carrots (bag) $2.10 Chicken stock (bottle) $3.90 Frozen chicken thigh (bag) $7.25 Portobello mushrooms (packet) $4.15 Potatoes (bag) $2.85 ‘Show how you can estimate the total amount of money Grandma Lucy has to pay. Peel Eger soe Seal scol12. George is visiting Singapore. He sees the following advertisements at the airport. Plan A Plan B 20 GB of local data for 7 days | 35 GB of local data for 7 days $29.96 $55.64 Without using a calculator, help George decide which plan is better value for money. 13. The following shows two options for popcorn at a cinema. Buddy Combo Family Combo 150 g of popcorn | | 150 g + 50 g of popcorn $7.90 $9.90 (a) Without using a calculator, decide which option is better value for money. (b) Jasmine says that she uses the concept of lowest common multiple (LCM) to decide which option is better value for money. (i) Find the LCM of 150 and 200. (ii) Show Jasmine’s method. Progen tenieate ere ® Shing Lee Publishers Pte Lid