7.3 Rounding and error intervals — Practise
- Round to 2 decimal places.
- Round to 2 significant figures.
- A length is cm to the nearest cm. Write its error interval.
- A mass is g to the nearest g. Give its lower and upper bounds.
- Round to 2 decimal places.
- Estimate by rounding each value to 1 significant figure.
- Round kg to 2 significant figures.
- A number rounds to to the nearest . Is included in its interval?
- H H A value is to 3 significant figures. Give its error interval.
- A time rounds to seconds to the nearest second. Give its interval and explain the upper sign.
Answers and concise solutions
1. Round to 2 decimal places
Answer: .
2. Round to 2 significant figures
Answer: .
3. Error interval
Answer: cm.
4. Bounds from rounding
Answer: g.
5. Round a carry value
Answer: .
6. Estimate a product
Answer: About .
7. Round a small measurement
Answer: kg.
8. Interpret an endpoint
Answer: No. The interval is .
9. Significant-figure interval
Answer: .
10. Explain an interval
Answer: ; rounds to .