LIMITS OF ACCURACY

The following temperature has been rounded to the nearest degree.

25°C

Find the upper bound...

• 30°C

• 20°C

• 29°C

• 19°C

The following number has been rounded to 1 significant figure.

800

Find the lower bound of the population of a city...

• 850

• 750

• 849

• 749

The following number of apples has been rounded to 1 significant figure.

8

Find the lower bound...

• 9

• 7

• 8.5

• 7.5

During a science experiment, the weight of a sample was measured and rounded to 1 significant figure.

0.08

What is the upper bound of the weight?

• 0.085

• 0.075

• 0.0849

• 0.0749

The following measurement has been rounded to 1 significant figure.

0.005 meters

Find the upper bound...

• 0.01 meters

• 0.001 meters

• 0.0099 meters

• 0.0009 meters

The following number of apples has been rounded to 1 significant figure.

5000

Find the lower bound...

• 6000 apples

• 4000 apples

• 4999 apples

• 3999 apples

The following number has been rounded to 1 significant figure.

0.005

Find the lower bound...

• 0.01

• 0.001

• 0.0099

• 0.0009

The following number of books has been rounded to 1 significant figure.

3000

Find the lower bound...

• 4000 books

• 2000 books

• 2999 books

• 1999 books

During a chemistry experiment, the volume of a liquid was measured and rounded to 1 significant figure.

0.03

What is the upper bound of the volume?

• 0.035

• 0.025

• 0.0349

• 0.0249

The following number has been rounded to 1 significant figure.

700

Find the lower bound of the population of a town...

• 800

• 600

• 799

• 599