Physics 11

Significant Digits Worksheet

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Bk. ____ date: __________

I. Write down the number of significant digits in each of the following measurements:

Measurement # of Sig. Digits Measurement # of Sig. Digits

82 m 32.690 cm
408.3 g 0.000829 kg
0.973 s 220.00 g
794.770 cal 90.5700 oC
624000 mm 4.28 x 1011 s
350. km 1.80 x 10-5 mm

II. Perform each of the following calculations and express your final answer with the correct
number of significant digits (watch out for those pesky units!):

Answer to the correct

Calculation Calculator Answer number of Significant
Digits
4.672 mm + 9.52 mm + 11.6702 mm

32.067 kg + 18.6 kg + 135.11 kg

42.86 s – 13.686 s

23.559 mL – 8.5 mL

3.4 cm x 4.8 cm x 1.2 cm

13.293 m x 6.2 m x 35.698 m

14.3896 mm3 / 2.60 mm

3.5 x 103 cm2 / 1.584 x 105 cm

0.00368 mL x (760 mm/780 mm) x (273 K/290 K)

340 L x (0.867 atm/ 0.350 atm) x (288.4 K/296.0 K)

III. Perform each of the following operations and state the final answer to the correct number
of significant digits:

Answer to the
correct number
Calculation Calculator Answer
of Significant
Digits
1.32 g + 18 g + 476.73 g + 0.049 g =

0.063 m + 0.2479 m + 0.0004 m + 18.927 m =

11.48 cm + 3.4 cm + 18.99 cm + 0.31 cm =

172.64 kg + 4.376 kg + 100.009 kg + 71.0 kg =

43.4 s + 0.65 s + 0.31 s + 0.132 s =

16.988 tons + 5.09 tons =

123.009 mm – 22.99 mm =

212.600 m – 13 m =

183.6799 Hz – 183.68 Hz =

137.6 cm x 0.04 cm =

426.70 km x 0.31 km =

26.3 g/cm3 x 4.5 cm3 =

47.6312 mg x 0.00095 mg =

125 kg / 0.0021 m3 =

6.32 cm3 / 1.7 cm =

123.2 mg / 14.6 mL

(16 m + 3.5 m) x 2.317 m2