front 1 The number 0.230 has ____ significant figures.
| back 1 3
- Hint: Leading zeroes are
never significant, trailing zeros are significant if there is a
decimal point in the number.
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front 2 What is the answer to the following equation with correct significant figures?
15000 x 1.26570 = ______
- 20000
- 18985.5
- 18990
- 19000
- 18986
| back 2 19000
- Hint: With multiplication,
the number of significant figures in the answer is given by the
smallest number of significant figures.
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front 3 What is the answer to the following equation with correct significant figures?
234 + 1.26 = ______
- 234
- 235.2
- 235
- 235.3
- 235.26
| back 3 235
- Hint: With addition, the
number of significant figures in the answer is given by the smallest
number of decimal places.
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front 4 What is the answer to this conversion problem, with correct
significant figures? Convert 13.4 oC to K (K = 273.15
+ C).
- 287 K
- 290 K
- 286.55 K
- 286.6 K
- 286.5 K
| back 4 286.6 K
- Hint: This is a temperature
conversion problem, so we need to use addition rules. The answer
needs as many decimal places as what you are starting with.
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front 5 The number 25.00 has ____ significant figures.
| back 5 4
- Hint: Leading zeroes are
never significant, trailing zeros are significant if there is a
decimal point in the number.
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front 6 What is the answer to the following equation with correct significant figures?
234.1 + 1.26 = ______
- 235.36
- 235
- 235.3
- 235.4
- 236
| back 6 235.4
- Hint: With addition, the
number of significant figures in the answer is given by the smallest
number of decimal places.
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front 7 What is the answer to this conversion problem, with correct
significant figures? Convert 5.000 m to cm
- 500.000 cm
- 500 cm
- 500.00 cm
- 500.
cm
- 500.0 cm
| back 7 500.0 cm
- Hint: The answer needs as
many significant figures what you start with.
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front 8 The number 2346 has ____ significant figures.
| back 8 4
- Hint: All non-zero digits
are significant.
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front 9 What is the answer to the following equation with correct significant figures?
0.23400 x 1.267000 = ______
- 0.296478
- 0.29648
- 0.297
- 0.30
- 0.2965
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front 10 What is the answer to this conversion problem, with correct
significant figures? Convert 5.0 lb to g
- 2270 g
- 2267.96 g
- 2267.962 g
- 2268
g
- 2300 g
| back 10 2300 g
- Hint: The answer needs as
many significant figures what you start with.
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