Math rules for Significant figures Flashcards
1
Q
Basic Rule for sig figs - addition and subraction
A
report answer as same number of decimal places as value with the least decimal places
2
Q
Rules of sig figs - multiplication and division
A
report your answer to the same number of sig figs as value that had the least sig figs
3
Q
50.23 + 123.722 + 14.87432
A
188.83
4
Q
2.3877 X 3.04
A
7.26
5
Q
1.629 + 4.13 + 74.7
A
80.5
6
Q
5.34 x 4.56934 =
A
24.4
7
Q
10.8 x 80.907
A
874
8
Q
2.972 + 9.0 + 2.08 =
A
14.1
9
Q
3.08 + 2.0841 + 0.0015 =
A
5.17
10
Q
2.5 x 8.53
A
21
11
Q
0.038 + 0.0975 + 0.0870
A
0.223
12
Q
951.08 + 9.018 + .0038111
A
960.10
13
Q
.0085 x 0.00875 x 0.0580
A
.0000043
14
Q
0.00871 / 12.5 =
A
.000697
15
Q
853 / 0.0785 =
A
10900
