Name:

___________

Teacher: WL Cheng
Class : 4A
Lesson No.:1
Date :7/1/09
Time :9.55-11.05

Sekolah Menengah Seri Omega

Subject: Mathematics
Chapter:1
Topic: Standard Form (1)

Sub-topic: 1.1 Significant Figure

1.1 Significant Figure
Significant figures are the relevant digits in an
integer or a decimal number which has been
rounded off to a certain degree of accuracy, e.g.
787 = 790 (2 significant figures).
Notes:In rounding off positive numbers to a given
number of significant figures, the significance
of zero is as shown below.
(a) All non-zero digits are significant.
Example
i) 67

Example
i)3.60

ii) 26.00
(d) All zeros before any non-zero digit in a
decimal are not significant.
Example
i) 0.9
ii) 0.08060

ii)

92.29

(b) All zeros between non-zero digits are

significant.
Example
i)4.08

ii) 9006

(c) All zeros after any non-zero digit in a

decimal are significant.

(e) All zeros after any non-zero digit in a

whole number are not significant unless
stated otherwise.
Example
i) 20 (1 sig. fig.)
ii) 200 (1 sig. fig.)

Exercise
1 Round off the following, correct to 3
significant figures.
(a) 6.229
(g) 0.006497

(b) 99.45
(h) 0.02096

2 State the number of significant figures in each

of the following numbers.
(a) 700008
(c) 709.3

(b) 5.00

(d) 8996
(c) 0.02080

(d) 0.678
(e) 0.8429

(e) 30.090

(f) 0.06025
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(f) 8000
d)

15.624
0.4

e)

850
25 x32

3. Complete the following table.

Numbers

1.s.f

Round off to
2.s.f
3.s.f

a) 69 304
b) 8978
c) 675.4
d) 10.95
e) 0.8791
f) 0.001618

4. Find the value of each of the following,

stating your answer correct to 2 significant
figures.

f)

0.00168

a) 9.658x3.2 6.248

5 The length and breadth of a rectangle are

11.5 cm and 9.5 cm respectively. Calculate
the area of the rectangle, stating your answer
correct to 3 significant figures.

b) 1.254 0.03 6.2549

c) 85.22 x 0.0663 76.369

6 A box contains 6 cans. Each can has a mass
of 505 g. The box has a mass of 60 g. Find
the total mass, in g, of the 6 cans and the box,
stating your answer correct to 2 significant
figures.
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3. Round off 0.09109 correct to three

significant figures.
A 0.09
B 0.091
Answer
1 (a) 6.23 (b) 99.5
(c) 709 (d) 9000
(e) 0.843 (f) 0.0603
(g) 0.00650 (h) 0.0210

4. Round off 86 009 correct to four

significant figures.

2 (a) 6 (b) 3
(c) 4 (d) 3
(e) 5 (f) 1

A 8600
B 8601

3 (a) 70000,69000,69300
(b) 9000,9000,8980
(c) 700,680,675
(d) 10, 11, 11.0
(e) 0.9,0.88,0.879
(f) 0.002, 0.0016, 0.00162
4 (a) 37
(c) 400
(e) 1.1
5 109cm2
6 3100 g

C 0.0910
D 0.0911

C 86000
D 86010

5. Round off 40.782 to three significant figures.

(b) 36
(d) 39
(f) 0.041

A 40.7

C 40.800

B 40.8

D 41.0

SPM Practice
1. Round off 0.0866 correct to two
significant figures.
A 0.08
B 0.09

6. Round off 66.98 correct to three

significant figures.

C 0.086
D 0.087

A 66
B 67

2. 75863 correct to three significant figures.

A 758
B 759

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C 66.9
D 67.0

7. Round off 0.0476 correct to two

significant figures.

C 75800
D 75900

A 0.04
B 0.05

C 0.047
D 0.048

8. Round off 0.06209 correct to three

significant figures.
A 0.06
B 0.062

C 0.0620
D 0.0621

(b) 91584

9. Each of the following numbers

is expressed correct to two significant
figures except
A 6.0
B 0.70

(c) 680000

C 0.03
D 0.045

2. Write the following numbers in standard

form.
(a) 0.9233

10 Which of the following numbers

is expressed correct to three significant
figures?
A 0.089
B 0.0809

C 4.860
D 76.50
(b) 0.0463

Notes:1. It is convenient to write very large numbers

or very small numbers in standard form or
scientific notation.

(c) 0.0005452

2. A number expressed in standard form is

written as Ax10n , where 1 A 10 and
n is a positive or a negative integer.

1.2b Convert Numbers in Standard Form

To Single Numbers
Exercise

1.2a Expressing Positive Numbers in

Standard Form

1. Express the following in single numbers.

(a) 3.06 x l03

Exercise
1. Write the following numbers in standard
form.
(a) 4833
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(b) 6.228 x l0-4

(b) 6.4 x 10-4 8 x 10-5

1.2c Computation of Numbers in Standard Form

Exercise
1. Find the values of the following, expressing
your answers in standard form.

3. Calculate the values of the following,

expressing your answers in standard form.
(a)7.5 x l03 x 2.2 x l02

(a) 4.3 x l05+3.8 x l05

(b) 7.8 x l0-2 - 3.5 x l0-2

(b)

2. Find the values of the following, expressing

your answers in standard form.

5.6 x 4000
, expressing your answer
8 x106
In standard form.

3. Calculate

(a) 4.6 x l06+ 5 x l05

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7.2 x105
6 x102

2. Express 703 866 km2 in standard

form, correct to three significant
figures,
(a) in km2,

(b) in m2.

1.2d Solving Problems involving Standard Form

169 x107
giving
64 x103
your answer in standard form.

3 Calculate the value of

Exercise
1. A rectangle measures 3.2 x 105 cm and
6 x 104 cm. Find
(a) its perimeter, in cm,

(b) its area, in cm2.

Express your answers in standard
form.

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7.2 x10
Evaluate

6 2

. giving your
3 x1010
answer in standard form.

5 Calculate the value of 0.0052146,

900
giving your answer in standard form.

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