Rounding Rules
How Many Sig Figs?
Round to 1 S.F
Round to 2 S.F
Round to 3 S.F
100

Keep the last significant figure digit the same and do not round up if the number after less than 

5

100

172

3

100

33

30

100

172

170

100

545200

545 000

200

Round the last significant figure digit up if the number is ______ or more 

5

200

107.2

4

200

450

500

200

0.502

0.50

200

0.6783

0.678

300

The first significant figure is any non-_____ digit 

Zero 
300

0.502

What is 3?

300

0.45

0.5

300

0.123 

0.1

300

788 634

789 000

400

If a zero is between two non-zero digits, is it significant? 

Yes

400

0.00982 

3

400

0.00055

0.0006

400

304 000

30 000

400

0.30459

0.305

500

What 0 is significant? 0.04030

The first, second, third or fourth?

The third zero
500

3100

4

500

9900

10000

500

0.00505

0.0051

500

0.004588

0.00459