HW: Calculating with Significant Digits

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15 questions
1. Count the number of significant digits in each measurement and write it after the dash.
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How many significant digits are in the measurement 923 kilometers?

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What is the number of significant figures in the measure 14.5 m?

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Find the number of significant digits in the value 9,000 cm.

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How many significant digits are in the measurement 0.0103 m?

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How many significant digits are in the measurement 4.020 m?

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How many significant digits are in the measurement 0.0007?

2. Solve the following problems and report answers with correct units and the appropriate number of significant digits.
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12.00 cm x 12.00 cm =

(Hint: unit should be written as cm^2)

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15.0 m / 0.80 sec =

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4.00 cm x 14 cm =

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41 cm / 41 sec =

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A bicyclist rode 8.0 kilometers in 0.3 hours. What was their speed?

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A bicyclist rode 8.0 kilometers in 0.30 hours. What was their speed?

Self-reflection
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Which of these three skills was easiest for you?

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Which of these three skills was most challenging for you?

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