CHAPTER 2:

STANDARD FORM
CIK ELYANA
SMJK KATHOLIK
 2.1
SIGNIFICANT
FIGURE
Significant figure
• refer to the relevant digits in an integer or a decimal number which has been rounded off to
a certain degree of accuracy

• There are 5 rules to round off a positive number to the given number of significant figures.

RULES EXAMPLES
a) All non - zero digits are significant figures 1126 (4 s.f)
234 (3 s.f)
b) Zeros between non – zero digits are significant 1004 (4 s.f)
figures 700 002 (6 s.f)
c) Zeros after a non – zero digit in a decimal 3.00 (3 s.f)
number is significant figures 100.0 (4 s.f)
Significant figure
• refer to the relevant digits in an integer or a decimal number which has been rounded off to
a certain degree of accuracy

• There are 5 rules to round off a positive number to the given number of significant figures.

RULES EXAMPLES
d) Zeros before a non – zero digit in a decimal 0.04 (1 s.f)
number are not significant figures 0.0082 (2 s.f)
e) Zeros after a non – zero digit in a whole number 199 = 200 (1 s.f)
are not significant figures, except when stated its 819 = 820 (2 s.f)
degree of accuracy
 EXAMPL
E
1. State the number of significant figures for each of the following numbers

a) 1 700 b) 40 009 c) 3 000 100 d) 0.020

4 s.f 5 s.f 7 s.f 2 s.f

e) 8.0060 f) 0.7005 g)60.0007 h) 0.007000

5 s.f 4 s.f 6 s.f 4 s.f

 EXAMPLE
1. Complete the following table by rounding off each number to the significant figures
stated.

Number 3 significant figures 2 significant figures 1 significant figure

a) 36 082 36 100 36 000 40 000

b) 204.61 205 200 200

c) 7.484 7.48 7.5 7

d) 6.2 6.20 6.2 6

e) 0.5826 0.583 0.58 0.6

f) 0.004907 0.00491 0.0049 0.005

 MIND TEST 2.1a
1. State the number of significant figures for each of the following numbers

a) 2 600 b) 30 004 c) 4 000 600 d) 0.5003

2 s.f 5 s.f 5 s.f 4 s.f

e) 0.080 f) 9.0070 g) 0.002000 h) 30.0002

2 s.f 5 s.f 4 s.f 6 s.f

 MIND TEST 2.1b
1. Complete the following table by rounding off each number to the significant figures
stated.

Number 3 significant figures 2 significant figures 1 significant figure

a) 47 193 47 200 47 000 50 000

b) 5 261 5 260 5 300 5 000

c) 305.72 306 310 300

d) 20.68 20.7 21 20

e) 8.595 8.60 8.6 9

f) 5.9 5.90 5.9 6

 MIND TEST 2.1b
1. Complete the following table by rounding off each number to the significant figures
stated.

Number 3 significant figures 2 significant figures 1 significant figure

g) 0.6937 0.694 0.70 1

h) 0.09184 0.0918 0.092 0.09

i) 0.005709 0.00571 0.0057 0.006

 2.2
STANDARD FORM
STANDARD FORM
• The numbers that are very large or very small are usually written in standard form
 EXAMPLE (module page 3)

1. Which of the followings are in standard form?

a) 48 000 b) c) d)

No Yes No Yes

e) f) g) h)

No Yes No No
STANDARD FORM
STANDARD FORM
STANDARD FORM
STANDARD FORM
 EXAMPLE (module page 3)
2. State each of the followings in standard form
a) 683.5 b) 0.00539
2 −3
6.835 ×10 5 .39 ×10
c) 70 400 d) 0.08
4 −2
7 .04 × 10 8 × 10
e) 6 000 000 f) 0.0000764
6 −5
6 × 10 7 .64 × 10
STANDARD FORM
STANDARD FORM
 EXAMPLE (module page 3)
3. State the value of each of the following as a single number
a) b)

437 000 0 . 00081

c) d)

5 000 0 . 02
e) f)

30030 000 0.0000095

 EXAMPLE (module page 3)

3. Change the following metric measurement to the units given in the brackets. State
your answer in standard form
a) 325 gigabytes [bytes] b) 0.62 teralitre [litre]
 EXAMPLE (module page 3)

3. Change the following metric measurement to the units given in the brackets. State
your answer in standard form
c) 87 micrometres [metres] d) 413 nanometre [metre]
 HOMEWORK

MIND TEST 2.2a

(math 2)
Addition & Subtraction

SOLUTION
Addition & Subtraction
SOLUTION

Method 3
Addition & Subtraction
SOLUTION

Method 3
Addition & Subtraction

SOLUTION
Addition & Subtraction
SOLUTION
Method 3
Addition & Subtraction
SOLUTION
Method 3
Multiplication & Division

SOLUTION
Multiplication & Division
MIND TEST 2.2b
(b,d,f,h,j,l)
&
2.2c
Q1(e, f, g, h)
Q2 & Q3

(math 2)