WEEKEND WORKSHEET 4

UNIT 1- NUMBER SYSTEM

CLASS IX – IGCSE
Significant Figures and Bounds
Learning outcomes:
Able to express numbers to the given significant figures.
Find the lower and upper bound of the given number and perform operations accordingly.

1. Complete the given table

Number 1 significant 2 significant 3 significant 2 decimal 1 decimal
figure figure figure point point
46313
57123
0.5388
0.2823
90.78
9.9
0.00584
0.8006
4.0867

2. Write the lower and upper bounds of the following

a) The length measured as 7 cm to the nearest cm.
b) A mass measured 120 g to the nearest 5 g.
c) A length given as 16.8 cm to the nearest tenth of a centimeter.
d) 7. 04 kg to the nearest 2 decimal place.
e) 8.005 to the nearest decimal.

3. The dimensions of the given rectangle are given to the nearest centimeter. Find the
upper and the lower bounds for the perimeter and the area. (show the calculation do not
use calculator)

4. A bag contains 2.5 kg of soil to the nearest 100 g.

What is the least amount of soil in the bag. Give your answer in kilogram and grams.
5. Books each have a mass of 1200 g to the nearest 100 g.
a) What is the greatest possible mass of 10 books. Give your answer in Kg.
b) A trolley can safely hold upto 25 kg of books. How many books can safely be put on the
trolley?

6. A car travels 125 km ( to the nearest km) and uses 16.1 l of fuel ( correct to one decimal
place) Find the upper and lower bounds of the fuel consumption in km/l .

7. The measurements to the nearest cm of a box are given as 10 cm x 7 cm x 4 cm.

Calculate the upper and the lower bounds for the volume of the box.

8. Mr Sparks is an electrician. He has a 50 m roll of cable, correct to the nearest m. He uses

10 m on each job, to the nearest m. If he does 4 jobs, what is the maximum amount of
cable he could have left?

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