Significant Figures and Scientific Notation

Calculations with Sig Figs

100

3.589 x 6.50

What is 23.3?

200

875.65 - 97.602 - 427

What is 351?

300

652.30 - 4.208 -83.9

What is 564.2?

400

15.00 in x (2.54 cm / 1in)

What is 38.10?

500

65,000 g x (1 lb/454 g) x (16 oz /1lb)

What is 2300 oz?

How Many Sig Figs?

100

172

What is 3?

200

0.00502

What is 3?

300

0.040060

What is 5?

400

9.802 x 10^-3

What is 4?

500

3.1000 x 10²

What is 5?

Calculation with SN & Sig Figs

100

(4.53 x 10⁵) + (2.2 x 10⁶)

What is 2.7 x 10⁶?

200

(2.34 x 10²⁴) + (1.92 x 10²³)

What is 2.53 x 10²⁴?

300

(2.130 x 10³) - (6.6 x 10²)

What is 1.5 x 10³?

400

(3.5 x 10²) x (6.45 x 10¹⁰)

What is 2.2 x 10¹³?

500

(4.4 x 10⁷) / (2.25 x 10⁵)

What is 2.0 x 10²?

Convert to SN

100

172

What is 1.72 x 10²?

200

0.000408

What is 4.08 x 10^-4?

300

123,400

What is 1.234 x 10⁵?

400

0.00098200

What is 9.8200 x 10^-4?

500

3,000,100.00

What is 3.001000 x 10⁶?

Convert to Decimal

100

3.69 x 10^-2

What is 0.0369?

200

1.56 x 10⁴

What is 15,600?

300

2.59 x 10⁵

What is 259,000?

400

7.3609 x 10⁷

What is 73,609,000?

500

4.5900 x 10^-5

What is 0.000045900?