Significant Figures (Wayground)

What are "sig figs"?

• Meaningful digits in a set of numbers

• Numbers that are always zero

• Only the first digit in a number

• Numbers that are not useful

What do we call the numbers we deem as "useful" in a set of numbers?

• Significant figures or "sig figs"

• Random numbers

• Prime numbers

• Odd numbers

How many basic rules are there to decide what numbers are "useful" as sig figs?

• Three

• One

• Five

• Ten

According to the rules for "Sig Figs," how many significant digits are in the number 123?

• 2 significant digits

• 3 significant digits

• 4 significant digits

• 1 significant digit

How many significant digits are there in the number 101?

• 2 significant digits

• 3 significant digits

• 4 significant digits

• 1 significant digit

How many significant digits are there in the number 10002?

• 3 significant digits

• 4 significant digits

• 5 significant digits

• 2 significant digits

How many significant digits are in the number 0.10100?

• 3 significant digits

• 4 significant digits

• 5 significant digits

• 2 significant digits

How many significant digits are in the number 54.0900?

• 4 significant digits

• 5 significant digits

• 6 significant digits

• 3 significant digits

How many significant digits are in the number 0.002?

• 1 significant digit

• 2 significant digits

• 3 significant digits

• 4 significant digits

According to the Never Significant Rule #2, how many significant digits are in the number 1700 (without a decimal point)?

• 2 significant digits

• 3 significant digits

• 4 significant digits

• 1 significant digit