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Rules For Significant Digits

Rules For Significant Digits. Digits from 1-9 are always significant. Zeros between two other significant digits are always significant One or more additional zeros to the right of both the decimal place and another significant digit are significant.

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Rules For Significant Digits

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  1. Rules For Significant Digits Digits from 1-9 are always significant. Zeros between two other significant digits are always significant One or more additional zeros to the right of both the decimal place and another significant digit are significant. Zeros used solely for spacing the decimal point (placeholders) are not significant.

  2. All non-zero digits are always significant. 3

  3. Zeros between 2 significant digit are significant. 4

  4. Additional zeros to the right of decimal and a significant digit are significant. 3 5 2.0010

  5. Placeholders are not significant 1 5000 1

  6. Multiplying and Dividing RULE: When multiplying or dividing, your answer may only show as many significant digits as the multiplied or divided measurement showing the least number of significant digits. We look to the original problem and check the number of significant digits in each of the original measurements: Example: When multiplying 22.37 cm x 3.10 cm x 85.75 cm = 5946.50525 cm3

  7. Multiplying and Dividing We look to the original problem and check the number of significant digits in each of the original measurements: 22.37 shows 4 significant digits. 3.10 shows 3 significant digits. 85.75 shows 4 significant digits. Our answer can only show 3 significant digits because that is the least number of significant digits in the original problem.

  8. Multiplying and Dividing First solve Problem: 13.7 x 2.5 = 34.25 Next - determine # of significant digits: 2 significant Digits Next – Round off answer to the number of significant digits: 34

  9. Adding and Subtracting RULE: When adding or subtracting your answer can only show as many decimal places as the measurement having the fewest number of decimal places. We look to the original problem to see the number of decimal places shown in each of the original measurements. Example: When we add 3.76 g + 14.83 g + 2.1 g = 20.69 g

  10. Adding and Subtracting Example: When we add 3.76 g + 14.83 g + 2.1 g = 20.69 g 2.1 shows the least number of decimal places. We must round our answer, 20.69, to one decimal place (the tenth place). Our final answer is 20.7 g

  11. Adding and Subtracting 8.25 2.25 + 6 = What are the number of decimal places ? No decimal places 8 The answer is _____ .

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