Significant Digits
Standard to Scientific Big #s
Comparing
Standard to Scientific Small #s
Math for sig figs
100
0.120
3
100
Convert to scientific notation: 234000
2.34 X 10^5
100
Which is bigger? 45,000 or 4.5 X 10^3
45,000
100
Convert into scientific notation: 0.0000345
3.45 X 10^-5
100
2.01 x 3.1 = USE RIGHT AMOUNT OF SIG FIGS
6.2
200
5.0010
5
200
Convert to scientific notation: 25,360. Use only 2 sig figs.
2.5 X 10^4
200
Which is smaller? 9,000,000 or 9 X 10^9
9 X 10^9
200
Convert to scientific notation: 0.034
3.4 X 10^-2
200
4.2 / 2.013 USE RIGHT AMOUNT OF SIG FIGS
2.1
300
612.00
5
300
Convert to scientific notation: 8,000,000
8 X 10^6
300
Which is smaller? 700 or 7.00 X 10^3
700
300
Convert to scientific notation: 0.00094
9.4 X 10^-4
300
1.013 + 2.1 + 3.7 = USE RIGHT NUMBER OF SIG FIGS
6.8
400
2.00x10^3
3
400
Convert to scientific notation: 734,239. Write with only 2 sig figs
7.3 X 10^5
400
Which is larger? 89,000 or 8.9 X 10^4
89,000
400
Convert to scientific notation: 0.0003005
3.005 X 10^-4
400
3.0123 + 1.23 = USE RIGHT AMOUNT OF SIG FIGS
4.24
500
0.000000001
1
500
Convert to scientific notation: 45,300
4.53 X 10^4
500
Which is equal? 6.7 X 10^3 = 67,000 OR 5.4 X 10^4 = 54,000
5.4 X 10^4 = 54,000
500
Convert to scientific notation: 0.0000003
3.0 X 10^-7
500
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Beef Pho (soup) no points on this one!