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Kwok Tak Seng Catholic Secondary School

F.3 Mathematics
Quiz 2 – Significant Figures and Scientific Notation

Round off the following numbers: [6 marks]

1. 328 569 [4 sig. fig] 2. 25 702 [3 sig. fig]
3. 729.384 [2 sig. fig] 4. 8.403 [3 sig. fig]
5. 0.803 3 [3 sig. fig] 6. 0.010 304 [4 sig. fig]

Express the following in scientific notation. [4 marks]

7. 8 634 000 8. 706 010 000
9. 0.000 013 45 10. 0.000 140

Express the following in integers or decimals. [2 marks]

−3
11. 2.43 × 105 12. 7.601 × 10

Simplify the following and express the results in scientific notation. [10 marks]
13. (3 × 105) × (6.28 × 103) 14. (4.2 × 10−3) ÷ (2.1 × 10−5)
15. 6.4 × 1010 − 2.73 × 108 16. 8 × 10−4 + 5.2 × 10−5

17. Round off 3 446.193 7 correct to

(a) the nearest integer,
(b) 3 d.p.,
(c) 5 sig. fig. [3 marks]
18. Find the sizes of
(a) an exterior angle,
(b) an interior angle
of a regular 11-sided polygon.
(Give the answers correct to 3 sig. fig.) [5 marks]
19. Let p = 57 000 000 and q = 2 000 000. Express the following in scientific notation.
(a) p and q,
(b) pq,
(c) p + q. [7 marks]