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Statea. the mumber of signiñcamt dists in cach of the following c. 32.06

2.54a3 2 -

d. 0.02 b e. 5400 2 f. 2006 4

g. 2.9910 S h. 0.00670 3 i. 5600 2

2
j. 809 3 k. 290 2 1. 0.066

m. 0.0660 3 n. 0.01010 L 0. 200000 I

p. 200000.0 7 q. 1.00005 0 r. 0.50 x10-3e 2

2. Perform the following operations and record your answer to the appropriate number of
sig digs (use rules from your notes).
a. 432.2 m + 24.04 m 456 . 2m

b. 324.54 cm – 25.6 cm = 298 .

9 em

c. 28 + 300.25 – 2.945 = 325

d. (54 m)(826 m) = 4 4
. x10 "m2
you
e. (82.3 m)(1.254 m) = 103 m

103/042

* f. (1.2 x10)(3.25 x 104) *= 3 .

9x1810
 32.6 kg
g.
125.4 L
0 . 250
Kg/L

4.24 -
kg
h. 1 . 9
S
2.2 kg

( ***) - 0 544m .
x +
I

54 4 cm
.

i. 9.0 cm + 7.66 cm + 0.544 m 71 1 .

cm

7 1. 06

3. Round each of the following to 3 significant digits.

a. 56540 5 65x10" b. 94550
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9 46x104
&
.
.

C. 0.0023145 2 . 31 x10 d. 632501

S
6 .
32x10S
ne

A 4. convert
Round the following numbers
to scientific notation.
to the specified number of sig digs (in brackets) and

a. 343599900 (3) b. 0.00084235 (4)

we
C. 991456842
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(5)
-

8 423x104 9 9/45 x 100

44x108
.

3 .

d. 33000 (3) e. 300.455

S
(4) f. 1.0023564 (5)
S

3 30 x10Y 102 1 0024

3 004
.

x
.

Calculate the answer for each of the following. Make sure to record your answer to the
5.
right number of sig digs.
a. (4.5 x102) (2.3 x10-4) =
0 10 .

b. 6.00 x107 1.5 x104 = 4 .

0 x 103

4
C. (5.5 x10-5)(6.0 x104) = __ 1 7x10"
.

2.0 x104