SAT Boot Camp #2 Sig FIgs, Conversions, Density ...

Score:

1.    Determine the answer for the equation below with correct number of
significant figures:
1.2 x 1.79
A 2.148

B 2.15

C 2.1

D 2.2

E none of the above

2.    Determine the answer for the equation below with correct number of
significant figures:
3.215 x 13.2 ÷ 0.218
A 194.669

B 195

C 194.7

D 194.67

E none of the above

3.    Complete the mathematical operation and report your answer with the correct
number of sig figs:

(6.022 x 1023) ÷ (1.06 x 10-19)

A 5.681 x 1042

B 5.68 x 104

C 5.681 x 10-4

D 6.38 x 104

E none of the above

4.    Complete the mathematical operation and report your answer with the correct
number of sig figs:
(6.6262 x 10-34) x (2.998 x 108) ÷ (290. x 10-9)
A 6.9 x 10-19

B 6.85 x 10-19

C 6.90 x 10-19

D 7 x 10-19

E None of the above

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5.    Complete the mathematical operation and report your answer with the correct
number of-31sig figs:
(9.110 x 10 ) ÷ 4.851 x (2.9979 x 108)
A 5.630 x 1023

B 5.629 x 1023

C 5.63 x 10-23

D 5.630 x 10-23

E none of the above

6.    Perform the following calculation and report the answer with the correct
number of sig figs:
4.584 - 5.00 =
A - 0.4

B - 0.416

C 0.416

D - 0.42

E none of the above

7.    Determine the answer to the following equation with correct number of

significant figures:
2.02 + 8.102 - 0.0297 =
A 10.1

B 10.09

C 8.13

D 8.132

E none of the above

8.    Determine the answer to the following equation with correct number of

significant figures:
13.96 - 4.9102 + 71.5 =
A 80.5498

B 81

C 80.5

D 80.55

E none of the above

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9.    Perform the following calculation:
(1.09 x 106) - (4.394 x 105) =

Warning: Super Tricky Problem! Don't forget to pull out the smallest power of 10
before subtracting!
A 6.5 x 105

B 6.506 x 105

C 6.50 x 105

D 6.51 x 105

E none of the above

10.    Perform the following calculation:

(6.02 x 10-9) + (1.678 x 10-7) =

Warning: Super Tricky Problem! Don't forget to pull out the smallest power of 10
before subtracting! Also, remember that the smaller power of 10 is the MORE
NEGATIVE POWER
A 1.738 x 10-9

B 1.738 x 10-7

C 1.74 x 10-7

D 1.74 x 10-9

E none of the above

11.    Determine the answer to the following equation with correct number of

significant figures:
(4.123 x 0.12) + 24.2 =
A 25

B 24.695

C 24.70

D 24.7

E none of the above

12.    Perform the following calculation and report the answer with the correct
number of sig figs:
(8.905 - 8.900) ÷ 8.925
A 5.60 x 10-4

B 5.6 x 10-4

C 5.600 x 10-4

D 6. x 10-4

E none of the above

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13.    Determine the answer to the following equation with correct number of
significant figures:
(17.103 + 2.03) x 1.02521 =
A 19.6153

B 19.61

C 19.6

D 20

E none of the above

14.    What answer should be reported, with the correct number of significant

figures, for the following calculation?

(249.362 + 41) / 63.498

A 4.6

B 4.57

C 4.573

D 4.5728

E 4.57277

15.    How many grams are in 1.48 x 107 micrograms?

A 1.48 x 103

B 1.48 x 1013

C 1.48

D 14.8

E none of the above

16.    How many mm are in 3.20 cm?

A 3.20 x 101 mm

B 3.20 x 10-1 mm

C 3.20 x 10-2 mm

D 3.20 x 102 mm

E 3.20 x 103 mm

17.    How many kL does a 1.25 x 108 cL sample contain?

A 1.25 x 103 kL

B 1.25 x 1013 kL

C 1.25 x 104 kL

D 1.25 x 1012 kL

E 1.25 x 102 kL
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18.    Convert 9.66 x 1013 nm3 to cm3.

A 9.66 x 106

B 9.66 x 10-8

C 9.66 x 10-2

D 9.66 x 1034

E none of the above

19.    Convert 2.250 x 1018 Gs to minutes. Recall that 1 min = 60 seconds.

A 3.750 x 1025

B 3.750 x 107

C 1.350 x 1011

D 3.75 x 1025

E none of the above.

20.    The jet fuel in an airplane has a mass of 97.5 kg and a density of 0.804 g/cm3.
What is the volume of this jet fuel?
A 7.84 x 10-2 cm3

B 7.84 x 104 cm3

C 1.21 x 102 cm3

D 1.21 x 105 cm3

E none of the above

21.    The density of lead is 11.34 g/cm3. Convert this to g/in3. Recall that 1 in = 2.54
cm (exact conversion)
A 28.8

B 186

C 73.16

D 28.80

E none of the above

22.    An object weighing 1.840 kg has a volume of 0.0015 m3. What is the density of
3
the object in g/cm ?
A 1.2

B 0.0012

C 0.82

D 0.0028

E none of the above

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23.    A 2.00 mL sample of pond water is analyzed5and determined to contain 0.71
micrograms of lead. If the pond contains 6.8 x 10  gallons of water, what is the mass
(in g) of lead in the entire pond?
A 9.14 x 10-4

B 63.8

C 914 g

D 910 g

E 6.38 x 1013

24.    A patient receives an intravenous (IV) solution that flows at the rate of 150. mL
per hour. If the solution contains 95 mg of glucose per milliliter, how long will it take
for the patient to receive the prescribed dosage of 2.0 grams. Answer in minutes.
A 3.54 x 10-5

B 7.60 x 104

C 8.42

D 8.4

E None of the above.

25.    A recycling center collects 1254 aluminum cans. If 44 cans weigh 2.00 pounds,
what3volume, in mL, of aluminum was collected? The density of aluminum is 2.699
g/cm .
(1 mL = 1 cm3)(1 lbs = 453.6 g)
A 2.108 x 105 mL

B 6.978 x 104 mL

C 4.656 x 10-2 mL

D 9580 mL

E 9580. mL

26.    Record the correct mass.

A 102 g

B 102.0 g

C 142.0 g

D 142 g

E none of the above

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27.    The mass of the liquid inside the pictured 50-mL graduated cylinder is
measured to be 37.85 grams. What is the density of the liquid in g/mL? Assume the
marking on the graduated cylinder are in milliliters.
A 0.757 g/mL

B 0.568 g/mL

C 1.76 g/mL

D 1.72 g/mL

E 2.00 g/mL

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