Significant Figure Worksheet Name(s) ___________________

1. How many significant figures are in each of the following numbers? Place your answer in the
box provided.

1.234 1234

1.2340 12340

-3
1.234 x 10 0.012340

1.2340 x 10-3 10.0

3.14159 3.1416

2. Complete the following arithmetic operations and express the answer with the correct number
of significant figures. Place your answer in the box provided.

1.421+ 0.4372 = 1.0123 - 0.002 =

0.0241 + 0.11 = 123.69 - 20.1 =

0.14 + 1.2243 = 47.2 - 0.01 =

760.0 + 0.011 = 1.234 + 0.6125 =

273.15 + 32.1 = 1.00 - .01 =

3. Perform the following operations and express the answers with the correct number of
significant figures. Place your answer in the box provided.

42.3 x 2.61 = 6.450 x 1.010 =

0.61 x 42.1 = (1.23)(3.467)/3.96 =

46.1 / 1.21 = 1.23/(3.467/3.96) =

23.2 / 4.1 = 1010 x 3001 =

25.7x8.6 = 1.80(25.3) =
4. Perform the following operations and express the answers with the correct number of
significant figures. Place your answer in the box provided.

(1.80)(3.4) + 32.00 =

100.5 + 273.15 =

(55.41 – 54.79)/55.32 =

(3.41)(3.14) + (3.96)/(4.31) =

1.80(25.3) + 32

5. Some of the following numbers have more than two significant figures. Round each of these
to two significant figures. Place your answer in the box provided. For those numbers with two
or fewer significant digits, place an “X” in the box.

9,000 105.2

89.235 985.12

2130 910.02

123.000 900.

97.502 1000.3

6. Using the given “x” values, solve for “y” using the equation below. Make sure your answers
have the correct number of significant figures.

y = 1.80x + 32.0

x = 2.0 x = 5.0

x = 2.1 x=5

x = 12 x = 99

x = 4.8 x = 1.00