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Rounding, significant figures and error intervals worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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Rounding, significant figures and error intervals worksheet — GCSE Foundation
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- 1.Which of these numbers rounds to 0.048 when rounded to 2 significant figures?
- 2.Round 0.006482 to 2 significant figures.
- 3.A charity trek covers 830 miles over roughly 19 days. By rounding each number to 1 significant figure, work out an estimate for the number of miles walked per day.
- 4.Round 6.283 to 1 significant figure.
- 5.A recipe needs 0.485 kg of flour per cake. A bakery estimates its flour order by rounding this amount to 1 significant figure, then multiplying by the 60 cakes it plans to bake. Work out the bakery's estimate for the total flour needed, in kg.
- 6.A number, n, is equal to 3.7 when rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for n.
- 7.The length of a nail is 12 cm, correct to the nearest centimetre. Using L for the length of the nail in centimetres, write down the error interval for L.
- 8.A number, x, is truncated (not rounded) to 1 decimal place and the result is 6.2. Write down the error interval for x.
- 9.Round 0.0759 to 2 decimal places.
- 10.A number, y, is equal to 8.2 when rounded to 1 decimal place. Write down the error interval for y.
- 11.Round 24,681 to the nearest 1,000.
- 12.A quantity surveyor calculates a length as 24.6851 m. Round this length to 2 decimal places.
- 13.A length, L cm, has the error interval 24.5 ≤ L < 25.5. Write down the degree of accuracy to which the length was measured.
- 14.Round 592.5 to the nearest 10.
- 15.A van has a mass of 2,000 kg, correct to 1 significant figure. Using m for the mass of the van in kilograms, write down the error interval for m.
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