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    [MAA 1.

    1] NUMBERS - ROUNDING
    SOLUTIONS
    Compiled by: Christos Nikolaidis

    O. Practice questions
    1. (a) (i) 1352.41 (ii) 1350 (iii) 1400
    (b) (i) 0.00014 (ii) 0.000135 (iii) 0.00014
    (c) 1.35×103
    (d) 1.35×10-4
    2. (a) 34450 ≤ x < 34550
    (b) 0.03005 ≤ y < 0.03015
    (c) 15.295 ≤ z < 15.305
    (d) 144.5 ≤ w < 145.5
    3.

    - 0.3

    4. (a) w = (2.6 × 104) × (5.0 × 10–8)


    = 13 × 10–4 or 0.0013 (if written as working) = 1.3 ×10–3
    (b) Statements (ii) and (iv) are incorrect.

    A. Exam style questions (SHORT)


    5. (a) (i) 0.030473  0.0305 (ii) 2034999  2030000 (iii) 2.3011  2.30
    (b) x  1.3  10 5 =130000 and y  2  10 5 = 0.00002
    x
    (i) x  y =130000.00002 (ii) xy =2.6 (iii) =0.65  1010 = 6.5  10 9
    y
    (c) A to 3 s.f. = 2.36 hence A  [ 2.355,2.365)

    6. (a) 1.6  10–19, 9.8  10–18, , 3.5, 0.006073  106, 60730, 6.073  105
    (b)  is irrational.

    7. (a) 162 cm or 1.62 m


    (b) 2 hours 45 minutes or 165 minutes
    (c) 2600
    (d) 3.84403×105 or 3.84×105
    8. (a) 2.79 × 10–6
    (b) 1.024 × 10–2 (Accept 1.02 × 10–2)

    1
    9. (a) 3.14 × 102 or s
    (b) 0.00314 or 3.14 × 10-3 or p
    (c) 0.3454 (0.345)
    (d) 3.454 × 10–1 (3.45 × 10–1)

    10. (a) (i) mn = 6.0 × 2.4 × 10–2 = 14.4 × 10–2 = (1.44 × 101) × 10–2 = 1.44 × 10–1
    m 6.0
    (ii)  × 108 = 2.5 × 108
    n 2.4
    (b) m + n = 6000.000024

    11. (a) x2 = (3.1 × 104)2 or 31000 × 31000 = 9.61 × 108


    (b) xy = 0.00744 = 7.44 × 10 -3

    12. (a) (2.6 × 104)(1.9 × 104) = 4.94 × 108


    (b) 2(2.6 × 104) + 2(1.9 × 104) = 9.0 × 104 (9 × 104)
    13. (a) (2680 + 1970) × 2 = 9.30 × 103 cm
    (b) 2680 × 1970 = 5279600 = 5,280,000 (5280 thousand)

    14. (a) V = π4.262(21.58 – 14.35) = 412.1994(123)


    (b) 412.20
    (c) 410
    (d) 4.10 × 102

    15. (a) 0.0337


    (b) (i) 0.034 (ii) 3.4%
    (c) 3.4×10–2

    500 3
    16. (a) V = = 1051.305... = 1051.31 cm3
    36 π
    (b) 1051
    (c) 1.051 × 103

    0.05 2
    17. (a) h= 0.03625 2  = 0.02625
    4
    (b) 0.026
    (c) 0.0263
    (d) 2.625 × 10–2

    18. (a) 6900 km


    (b) 2π(6900) = 43354
    (c) 4.3354 × 104

    19. (a) (2π×150 000 000) / 365 = 2 580 000 km


    (b) 2.58 × 106

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