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Exercises: Choose a Level of Accuracy Appropriate to Limitations on Measurement When Reporting Quantities

Work through each section in order. Show your work where indicated. Remember: the goal is to report the right number of digits, not the most digits.

Grade 9·22 problems·~40 min·Common Core Math - HS Number and Quantity·standard·hsn-q-a-3
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Recall / Warm-Up

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Apply the significant figures counting rules. How many significant figures does each measurement have?

0.00450.0045 m has   ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲   significant figures. 4.0524.052 kg has   ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲   significant figures. 4.5004.500 L has   ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲ ̲   significant figures.

sig figs in 0.0045:
sig figs in 4.052:
sig figs in 4.500: