ROUNDING WITH SIGNIFICANT FIGURES

YOUR CALCULATOR MAY GIVE YOU MORE DIGITS THAN NECESSARY. IN THESE
CASES YOU WILL ROUND.
• 1. ROUND 3.515014 TO 5 SIGNIFICANT FIGURES.
= 3.5150
• 2. ROUND 3.5150 TO 3 SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
= 3.52
• 3. ROUND 3.52 TO 1 SIGNIFICANT FIGURE
=4
• 4. ROUND 3430 TO 2 SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
= 3400
 CALCULATIONS WITH SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
• 1. ADDITION AND SUBTRACTION, ANSWERS SHOULD BE
ROUNDED OFF TO THE SAME NUMBER OF DECIMAL POINTS
AS THE MEASUREMENT WITH THE FEWEST DECIMAL
PLACES.
• EX. 2.56 + 2.1 = 4.66 → 4.7
• EX. 34.232 + 22.4 = 56.632 → 56.6
 CALCULATIONS WITH SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
2. MULTIPLICATION AND DIVISION, ANSWERS SHOULD BE
ROUNDED OFF TO THE SAME NUMBER OF SIGNIFICANT
FIGURES IN THE MEASUREMENT WITH THE FEWEST
SIGNIFICANT FIGURES
• EX. 3.01 X 2.0 = 6.02 → 6.0
• EX. 45 / 9.00 = 5.00 → 5.0