Rounding Standard Form
1. Round 907 to 2 significant figures (s.f.):
- The first two digits are 9 and 0.
- Look at the third digit (7), which is greater than 5, so round up.
- Result: $910$
2. Round 8.934 to 1 s.f.:
- First digit is 8.
- Next digit is 9, which is greater than 5, so round up.
- Result: $9$
3. Round 100.5 to 3 s.f.:
- Digits: 1, 0, 0.
- Next digit is 5, so round up the last significant figure.
- Result: $101$
4. Count significant figures in 0.00340:
- Leading zeros are not significant.
- Digits 3, 4, and trailing zero count.
- Total s.f.: $3$
5. Count significant figures in 50120:
- Trailing zero without decimal is ambiguous, usually not significant.
- Digits 5, 0, 1, 2 count.
- Total s.f.: $4$
6. Round 134.5 to nearest whole number:
- Decimal part is .5, round up.
- Result: $135$
7. Round 3.14159 to 4 s.f.:
- First 4 digits: 3, 1, 4, 1.
- Next digit is 5, round last digit up.
- Result: $3.142$
8. Round 25900 to 2 s.f.:
- First two digits: 2, 5.
- Next digit is 9, round up.
- Result: $26000$
Standard Form:
9. Write 502000 in standard form:
- Move decimal 5 places left: $5.02 \times 10^{5}$
10. Write 0.00093 in standard form:
- Move decimal 4 places right: $9.3 \times 10^{-4}$
11. Convert $3.2 \times 10^{5}$ to ordinary number:
- $3.2 \times 100000 = 320000$
12. Convert $7.01 \times 10^{-3}$ to ordinary number:
- Move decimal 3 places left: $0.00701$
13. Write 84000 in standard form:
- Move decimal 4 places left: $8.4 \times 10^{4}$
14. Write 0.056 in standard form:
- Move decimal 2 places right: $5.6 \times 10^{-2}$
15. Convert $1.5 \times 10^{2}$ to ordinary number:
- $1.5 \times 100 = 150$
16. Convert $4.8 \times 10^{-4}$ to ordinary number:
- Move decimal 4 places left: $0.00048$
This method involves identifying significant digits, rounding based on the next digit, and converting numbers to/from standard form by moving the decimal point accordingly.