Rounding/multipliers
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100

Round to 3 significant figures, 5927

What is 5930

100

How many significant figures should be reported in the answer?

5.44 + 2.1 =

What is 2 sig figs. The answer will round to 7.5

100

How many sig figs in the number 4000

What is 1

100

How many mL are in 4 L? Show all work.

 What is 4000 mL.

4 L  (1000mL /1 L) = 4000 mL

100

The estimated digit in 35.07

What is 7

200

Round to 3 sig figs, 456.789

What is 457

200

Give the answer with correct sig figs.

2.91 x 5.00 x 3.4 =

What is 49

200

How many sig figs in the number 5.2 x 10-2

What is 2

200

How many inches are in 54cm? Show all work.

What is 21 inches.

54cm (1 in/2.54cm) =21 inches

200

Convert to scientific notation 0.00570

What is 5.70 x 10-3

300

The correct prefix for the multiplier 100 is

What is centi or hecto

300

Give the answer with correct sig figs.

5.992x103   x   4.21x10-2 =

What is 252 or 2.52x102

300

How many sig figs in the number 33,000.00

What is 7

300

How many inches are in 7.00 yards? Show all work.

What is 252 inches.

7.00 yds (3 ft/1 yd) (12 inches/1ft) = 252 inches

300

Convert to scientific notation 409,900,000

What is 4.099 x 108

400

Round to 3 sig figs, 0.00006545

What is 6.55 x 10-5

400

Give the answer with correct sig figs.

5.992x103   /   4.21x10-2 =

What is 142,000 or 1.42x105

400

How many sig figs in the number 0.0070010

What is 5

400

What is the volume of 24 grams of a liquid with a density of 0.595 g/mL? Show all work.

What is 42 mL

24 g (1mL/0.595g) = 42 mL

400

Convert to standard notation 6.38x109

What is 6,380,000,000

500

What is the correct prefix for the multiplier 1000

What is milli or kilo
500

Give the answer with correct sig figs.

(3.755 + 4.225) x 313 =

What is 2.50x102

500

How many sig figs in the defined number 2.54 cm =1 inch

What is unlimited

500

The area of a rectangle is found by multiplying the length of two sides. If the rectangle has dimensions of 20.0 ft by 10.0 ft. Determine the area in ft2 then convert to yds2. Show all work.

What is 200 ft2

20.0 ft x 10.0 ft = 200 ft2

200 ft2 (1 yard/3 feet)2 = 22.2 yd2

500

What are the SI units for mass, length, temperature, and time 

What are the kg, m, K, and s

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