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When rounding 1.06021.0602 to 2 dp, which digit is the key digit?

66

When rounding, if the unwanted digit is 33, what do you do to the key digit?

Leave it as it is

If the unwanted digit is 77, what happens to the key digit?

Add 11 to the key digit

Round 25.7203725.72037 to 33 dp. What is the answer?

25.72025.720

Why must you write 25.72025.720 instead of 25.7225.72 when rounding to 33 dp?

Must give exactly the requested dp

Round 32,825.232,825.2 to the nearest hundred. What is the answer?

32,80032,800

In the number 28.5328.53, which digit is the first significant figure?

22

In 0.0270.027, which digit is the first significant figure?

22

Round 28.5328.53 to 11 significant figure. What is the answer?

3030

Round 5,3225,322 to 22 significant figures. What is the answer?

5,3005,300

Round 4.00444.0044 to 22 sf. What is the answer?

4.04.0

When are approximations useful?

When an exact answer isn't necessary

What does the symbol mean?

Approximately equal to

To approximate 6.060223.1092×5.95\frac{6.0602^2}{3.1092 \times 5.95}, round each number. What does it become?

623×6\frac{6^2}{3 \times 6}

Round 3.79523.7952 to 22 dp. What is the answer?

3.803.80

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