How Many Sig Figs?
Rounding Rules
Calculate SN
Convert to SN
Measuring Metric
100
172
What is 3?
100

Round the last significant figure down if the following number is...

What is four or less?

100

(4.4 x 10^7)/(2.25 x 10^5)

What is 2.0 x 10^2?

100

172

What is 1.72 x 10^2?

100

The solution to mass divided by volume.

What is density?

200
107.2
What is 4?
200

Round 1633.4 to one significant figure. 

What is 2000?

200

(3.5 x 10^2)(6.45 x 10^10)

What is 2.3 x 10^13?

200

0.502

What is 5.02 x 10^-1?

200

An instrument (without batteries) used to measure mass.

What is triple-beam balance? 

300

0.0502000

What is 6?

300

Round 0.010006 to three significant figures.

What is 0.0100?

300

(9.6 x 10^5) + (8.6273 x 10^3)

What is 9.7 x 10^5?

300

123453

What is 1.23453 x 10^5?

300

The curved upper surface of a liquid in a tube.

What is meniscus?

400
0.982 x 10^-3
What is 3?
400

Round 5.462972 x 10^4 to 3 significant figures.

What is 5.46 x 10^4?

400

(2.130 x 10^3) - (6.6 x 10^2)

What is 1.470 x 10^3?

400

0.982 x 10^-3

What is 9.82 x 10^-4?

400

Measures the diameter of spherical objects.

What is vernier calliper?

500

3100.0 x 10^2

What is 5?

500

Round 0.008007820000 to 8 significant figures.

What is 0.0080078200?

500

[(6538)(2000000000.)(25)] / [(397268)(3277)]

What is 2.5 x 10^5?

500

3100.0 x 10^18

What is 3.1000 x 10^21?

500

One bottle holds 295 decilitres while another bottle holds 28000 millilitres. Reported in litres, this is the difference in capacity between the two bottles.

What is 1.5 litres?