Exploring Significant Figures in Rounding

What is the first significant figure in the number 0.014?

• 0

• 1

• 4

• 2

How many significant figures are in the number 34902?

• 4

• 5

• 6

• 3

What should you do if the decider digit is 5 or more?

• Leave the last digit as it is

• Round down the last digit

• Round up the last digit

• Ignore the last digit

What is the decider digit in the number 5.47651 when rounding to one significant figure?

• 7

• 5

• 6

• 4

When rounding 0.0045902 to three significant figures, what is the third significant figure?

• 0

• 9

• 4

• 5

How do you handle gaps before the decimal point when rounding to significant figures?

• Leave them as they are

• Fill them with ones

• Fill them with zeros

• Ignore them

What is the result of rounding 5.47651 to one significant figure?

• 5.4

• 5.5

• 5

• 5.0

What is the result of rounding 30,895 to two significant figures?

• 31,100

• 30,900

• 30,000

• 31,000

What is the first significant figure in the number 0.0045902?

• 9

• 0

• 4

• 5

What is the first step in the basic method for rounding to significant figures?

• Fill gaps with zeros

• Round up the last digit

• Find the decider digit

• Find the position of the last digit