SF Rules
These digits in a measurement always count.
What are nonzero digits?
The zeros in this measurement 609.03 mL are.
What is significant?
The number of significant figures in the measurement 1.63 cm.
What is 3?
103,469 s rounded to 3 Sig figs.
What is 103,000 s?
What is "When multiplying and dividing?"
These digits in a measurement sometimes count.
What are zeros?
The zeros in this measurement 0.006 km are.
What is not significant?
The number of significant figures in the measurement 1.0063 g.
What is 5?
11.078 m rounded to 4 Sig figs.
What is 11.08 m?
When we round final answer to the least precise decimal place
What is "when adding and subtracting?"
These zero digits never count.
What are leading zeros?
The zeros in this measurement are 68,000 g are.
What is not significant?
The number of significant figures in the measurement 0.30 g.
What is 2?
0.098642 m rounded to four significant figures.
What is 0.09864 m?
The correct answer based on this function:
3.21 m + 2.5 m
What is 5.7 m?
(must be exact answer)
These zero digits sometimes count.
What are trailing zeros?
The zeros in this measurement 10.00 cm are.
What is significant?
The number of significant figures in the measurement 0.0280 m.
What is 3?
280,069 mg rounded to four significant figures.
What is 280,100 mg?
The answer to this function:
2.00 cm x 5.127 cm
What is 10.3 cm2 ?
(must be exact answer)
Trailing zeros only count if there is one of these in the measurement.
What is a decimal point?
The zeros in this measurement 0.0709 m are.
What is both significant and not significant?
0.0709 m The 0.0 part is NOT Sig
The 0 between 7 and 9 IS sig.
The number of significant figures in the measurement 1.030 x 104 mL.
What is 4?
50.0 cg rounded to 2 significant figures.
What is 50. cg?
The decimal point MUST be present!
Answer to this function:
0.00560 g
3 cm3
What is 0.002 g/cm3 ?
(must be exact answer)