IB Math Studies Yr 1

Name_____________ ___________________ Date: ____________

Lesson 1-3:
Learning Goals:
#1: How do we round numbers using place values?
#2: How do we round numbers using significant figures?

1. Round each number below to the correct place value.

a) nearest tenth b) nearest whole number c) nearest hundred

d) nearest hundredth e) nearest thousandth f) nearest thousand

2. Round each number below to the correct decimal place.

a) two decimal places b) three decimal places c) four decimal places

d) one decimal places e) two decimal places f) three decimal places

3. How many significant figures do the following numbers contain?

a) 43.5 b) 50673.07 c) 1,200 d) 4.001

e) 0.00452 f) 0.00340 g) 7,001,000 h) 0.010600

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4. Round the following values to the requested number of significant figures.
a) two significant figures b) three significant figures c) four significant figures

d) one significant figure e) two significant figures f) three significant figures

5. A problem has an exact answer of

a) How many significant figures does the answer have?

b) State the value of x given correct to two significant figures.

c) Round the value of x correctly to the nearest hundredth.

d) State the value of x given correct to three decimal places.

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6. Calculate the following values using your GDC (graphing calculator). Then given your answer to the nearest integer.
a) √ b) c)

7. Calculate the following values using your GDC (graphing calculator). Then given your answer to two decimal places.
a) b) c) √

8. Calculate the following values using your GDC (graphing calculator). Then given your answer to three significant
figures.

b) c)
a) 3.7 × 16.22 – 500