1. Evaluate each of the following and correct 4.

Use calculator to evaluate each of the

your answers to 1 significant figure. following and correct your answers to 5
(a) 16.245 5.001 √122.05 significant figures.
. . . . . .
(b) (a) (b)
. . . .
. .
(c)
. .
(c) 7.593 6.219
. .
(d)
. . . . .
(d)
. . . .
(e) . . 4.7103 21.483
.
(e)
. 8.4691
√ . .
(f) . √ . 11.84 0.871
. (f) (g)
. 0.9542
.
(g) . √ . . .
. (h)
. √ .
. .
(h)
√ .
5. (a) Express
. .
(i) (i) 271.569 correct to 2 significant
√ .

. √ . figures,
(j)
√ . . (ii) 9.9068 correct to the nearest whole
number,
. .
2. (i) Estimate the value of to 1
. (iii) 3.0198 correct to 1 decimal place.
significant figure
(ii) Using your result in part (i), estimate . .
. .
(b) Hence estimate ,
.
the value of , correct to 1
.
significant figure. correct to 1 significant figure.

(c) Use your calculator to find the value of

3. (a) Express, correct to 2 significant . .
figures, , giving your answer
.

(i) 24.988, correct to 2 significant figures.

(ii) 39.6817,
(iii) 198.97 (d) Do you get the same answer for
(b) Hence estimate the value of parts (b) and (c)? Explain your
√ . .
, correct to 1 answer.
.
significant figure.
6. The dimensions of a rectangular sheet of
metal are 9.96 m by 5.08m. Find
(a) the perimeter of metal, correct to 1
significant figure,
(b) the area of the metal, correct to nearest
0.1m2.
7. A restaurant owner had estimated that he
had 300 customers on particular day. If the
owner rounded off the number of
customers to 1 significant figure,
(a) what was the smallest possible number
of customers?
(b) what was the largest possible number
of customers?
8. In a secondary school, there are 33
classrooms. What is the largest number of
students that the school can accommodate
approximately if each classroom can hold
37 students?
9. What is the greatest number of pens that
can be bought with $8.15 if each pen cost
85 cents?
10. A stack of 500 A4 size paper is 60mm thick.
Find the thickness of each A4 paper
(i) in cm, correct to 2 decimal places,
(ii) in m, correct to 1 significant figure.
11. Farhan wants to buy a floor carpet for his
living room. The area of the carpet is
11.9089 m2. If the breadth of the carpet is
4.04 m, find
(i) the length of the carpet, correct to 3
significant figures.
(ii) the perimeter of the carpet, correct to 4
significant figures.
12. An organizer spent $ 7 million for a correct
at Marina Bay. A newspaper reported that
the organizer had to sell 18 905 tickets to
recoup their investment on the concert.
(i) Write down 18 905 correct to 2
significant figures.
(ii) Use your answer in part (i) to estimate
the cost of a ticket, correct to nearest
dollar.
13. The circumference of a circle is given by C = 2𝜋𝑟
and the area of circle is given A = 𝜋𝑟 , where r is
the radius of the circle. Find
(a) the approximate length of the circumference
of a circle whose radius is
(i) 497 mm,
(ii) 5.12 m,
(b) the approximate area of a circle whose radius
is
(i) 10.09 m,
(ii) 98.4 mm,
Giving your answer to 1 significant figure.
14. A box contain 5‐cent coins and 20‐cent coins. Write down a calculation you could do
Given that the total value of the coins is $7.35 mentally to help you decide which airline’s
and there are thirty‐one 20 cent coins, find the offer is the best.
number of 5‐cent coins in the box.
18. Without using a calculator, decide which of
15. Lixin bought the following item from a is better value for money.
supermarket Option A NPPC Supermarket
Item Quantity Cost 1 bottle of 700 ml X shampoo $4.00
Apples 18 3 for 99 cents Option B Shop Everyday Supermarket
Bananas 1.2 kg $1.50 per kg 2 bottles of X shampoo 700 ml+700 ml$

Potatoes 2 kg 81 cents per kg 8.90

Tomatoes 2.2 kg $3.40 per kg Option C Hot Storage Supermarket

2 bottles of X shampoo, 700 ml + 250 ml

Show how you estimate the total amount of $9.90.

money she has to pay, giving your answer

.
correct to the nearest dollar. 19. (a) Calculate
. .

Write down the first five digits on your

16. A shirt cost 27 800 Korean Won (KRW).
calculator display.
The conversion rate is S$ 1 = KRW 876.
(b) Write your answer to part (a) correct to
Without using a calculator, estimate the
3 significant figures.
price of the shirt in Singapore dollars.

17. Three budget airlines are offering special

. √
discount for post Lunar New Year flight to 20. (a) Estimate correct to
.
Bangkok for a 3‐day 2night stay. 1 significant figures.
Airline A offers $ 88.020 with a discount of (b) Use your calculator to find the value of
20%. . √
correct to 2
Airline B offers $93, which include the cost .

of one‐night accommodation, $ 35. significant figures.

Airline C offers $75 with discount of 10%.
21. Use your calculator to find the value of

.
correct to 5 significant
. √ .

figures.

22. A wooden block has mass of 9 kg, correct to the

nearest kilogram.
(a) Find the least possible mass of the wooden
block.
(b) The volume of the wooden block is 3 m3,
correct to the nearest cubic metre. Find the
greatest possible mass of 1 m3 of the wood.