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SURIGAO EDUCATION CENTER

Km. 2, National Highway, 8400 Surigao City, Philippines

COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION

Teaching Science in the Intermediate (Physics, Earth and Space


Science)

Activity 1
Significant Figures

I. How many significant figures do the following have?

1. 1234 - 4

2. 0.023 - 2

3. 890 -2

4. 91010 - 3

5. 9010.0 - 2

6. 1090.0010 - 3

7. 0.00120 - 2

8. 3.4 x 104 - 3

9. 9.0 x 10-3 - 2

10. 9.010 x 10-2 - 3

11. 0.00030 - 1

12. 1020010 - 3

13. 780. - 2

14. 1000 - 1

15. 918.010 - 4

16. 0.0001 - 1

17. 0.00390 - 2
18. 8120 - 3

19. 7.991 x 10-10 - 5

20. 72 - 2

II. Round off your answers in significant figures.

1. Find the sum of 65.50 cm, 1.388 cm, 125.2 cm, and 6.45 cm.

2. Multiply 18.5 by 0.0031

3. Divide 86.0 by 23.0

III. Perform the following operations on your calculator Write the answer
displayed and round off your final answer on the correct number of significant
figures by using the rules.

Problem Calculator answer Final answer

1. 53.76 + 17.8 + 0.062 5 _________________


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2. 278 + 12.8 + 6.79 _________________


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3. 3.643 2 - 0.88 _________________


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4. 385 - 176.32 _________________ _______________

5. 3.12 x 20.4 _________________ _______________

6. 4.5 x 8.30 x 1.20 _________________


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7. 88.68 ÷ 3.6 _________________ _______________

8. 380.50 ÷ 10.5 _________________


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9. (10.8 x 36) ÷ 1 325 _________________ _______________

10. (0.076 x 15.68) ÷ (2.486 x 15) _______________


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