SIGNIFICANT DIGITS & SCIENTIFIC NOTATION EXERCISES

Do the following problems on separate paper, using homework guidelines.

Determine how many significant figures occur in each of the following numbers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

926.9
707
123.06
0.0402
0.82610
338.00

Perform the noted operations. Correct answers must contain the required number of
significant figures.
7. 15.6 29.4 215.83 98.1
8. 52.5 44.99
9. 125.957 331.22
10. 1.6204 1.593
11. 211 .5 2.48
12. 1.395 2.898
13. 3.68 0.94
14. 15.2 3.7

Round the following numbers to three significant figures.

15.
16.
17.
18.
19.
20.
21.

0.6824
12.84
4.162
3.339
5.558
2.635
7.825

Express the following numbers in scientific notation.

22. 9365.3
23. 712.0
24. 2000.0
25. 0.2541
26. 0.000822
27. 0.00000477
(over)

Simplify the following. Answers must be given in scientific notation if not between 1 and
10.
28.

9.62 10 4.21 10

29.

3.95 104 4.44 101

30.

6.91 10 9.58 10

31.

4.14 10 1.32 10

32.

5.5 10

33.

3.3 10

34.

7.7 10

35.

1.7 10

3 2

6 3

3 3

36. 8.6 10 4 3.1 10 2

37.

2.31 10 8.9 10

38.

9.235 10 1.814 10

39.

2.6 10 6.2 10

40.

6.66 10 2.25 10

41.

2.7 10 8.9 10

42.

4.5 10 6.3 10

43.

3.5 10 5.7 10

Practice Problems: Significant Digits & Scientific Notation

Answers
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

926.9 has 4 Significant Figures (SF)

707 has 3 SF
123.06 has 5 SF
0.0402 has 3 SF
0.82610 has 5 SF
338.00 has 5 SF

7. 358.9
8. 97.5
9. 94.74
10. 0.027
11. 524
12. 4.043
13. 3.9
14. 4.1
15. 0.682
16. 12.8
17. 4.16
18. 3.34
19. 5.56
20. 2.64
21. 7.83

22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.

9.3653 10 3
7.120 10 2
2.0000 10 3
2.541 10 1
8.22 10 4
4.77 10 6

28.
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.
37.
38.
39.
40.
41.
42.
43.

4.05 10 6
1.75 10 6
6.62 10 1
5.46 10 5
3.0 10 7
3.6 1019
5.9 10 3
4.9 10 9
2.8 10 2
2 .6
5.091
4.2 10 2
2.92 10 2
3.6 10 2
3.9 10 3
2.9 10 2