WORKSHEET 1.2 (SIGNIFICANT FIGURES) PHYSICS KEY
For each of the following numbers, state the number of significant figures and the
number of decimal places.
Number of Significant
Number Number of decimal places
Figures
1278.50 𝟔 𝟐
0.0053567 𝟓 𝟕
67 𝟐 𝟎
8.002 𝟒 𝟑
0.00009 𝟏 𝟓
542000.0 𝟕 𝟏
43.050 𝟓 𝟑
5 𝟏 𝟎
For each of the following numbers, state the number of significant figures and the
number of decimal places.
Number of Significant
Number Number of decimal places
Figures
1278.50 𝟔 𝟐
0.0053567 𝟓 𝟕
67 𝟐 𝟎
8.002 𝟒 𝟑
0.00009 𝟏 𝟓
542000.0 𝟕 𝟏
43.050 𝟓 𝟑
5 𝟏 𝟎