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PAPER 1

SIGNIFICANT FIGURES & STANDARD FORM 1

1 84 600 rounded off correct to two
significant figures is
A 84 000
B 84
C 85 000
D 85
2 Round off 24 789 correct to three
significant figures.
A 247
B 2 470
C 24 700
D 24 800
3 Round off 0.02233 correct to two
significant figures.
A 0.022
B 0.02
C 0.03
D 0.0220
4 Round off 78 534 correct to three
significant figures.
A 78 500
B 785
C 78 000
D 78 530
5 7.176 rounded off
significant figure is
A 7.180
B 7.18
C 7.170
D 7.20

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three

6 Calculate the value of 8 632 4 376

and round off the answer to two
significant figures.
A 42
C 4 300
4
200
B
D 4 000
7 Calculate the value of 18.9 (9.6 +
11.33) and round off the answer to
four significant figures.
A 395.58
B 395.5
C 396.00
D 395.6
8 Solve 12.36 + 1.63 0.4 and round
off the answer to three significant
figures.
A 35.0
C 16.4
32.5
B
D 16.40
9 Solve 8.67 0.2 0.218 and correct
the answer to three significant
figures.
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A 1.520
B 1.52

B 6.781 107
C 6.781 108
D 6.781 109

C 1.51
D 0.156

10 188 0.68 0.3008 rounded off to

one significant figure is
A 420
C 400
B 430
D 4
11 Each of the following numbers is
expressed correct to one significant
figure except
A 7
C 8.0
B 0.9
D 1 000
12 Which of the following numbers is
expressed correct to four significant
figures?
A 4 000
C 8 350
B 0.009
D 1.173
13 The length and breadth of a paper
are 6.3 cm and 12.33 cm
respectively. Calculate the area of
the paper and correct your answer to
three significant figures.
A 77.7
C 77.6
B 77.70
D 18.6
14 Ali has 3 fruits, with mass of 6.77
kg, 3.54 kg and 1.48 kg respectively.
Find the average mass of the fruits in
gram correct to one significant
figure.
A 4
B 4.0
C 4 000
D 3 000
3

15 A sphere has a volume of 48.67 m .

Calculate the radius of the sphere
and correct the answer to two
significant figures. (Use
=
3.142)
A 4.9
C 4.3
B 2.7
D 2.3
16 7.56 105 =
A 0.0000756
B 756 000
C 0.000756
D 75 600

19 Which of the following numbers is

expressed in standard form?
A 14.6 102
B 0.00078
C 1.17 104
D 8 741 000
20 Expressed the speed of light, 3 105
km/s as a single number.
A 30 000 km/s
B 300 m/s
C 300 000 km/s
D 300 000 m/s
21 Given 56 340 000 000 = 5.634 10n,
the value of n is
A 9
C 10
B 10
D 9
22 Express 124 000 + 43 000 in the
standard form.
A 1.67 105
B 1.67 104
C 1.67 104
D 1.67 105
23 1.03 106 + 33 000 =
A 1.06 106
B 1.063 106
C 1.0 106
D 10.63 106
24 0.00077 4.3 105 =
A 7.27 104
B 7.20 104
C 3.4 104
D 7.27 104

25 Express 0.054 as a single number.

9000
A 6 106
C 0.00006
B 4.86 102
D 0.000006
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17 Express 8.159 10 as a single

number.
A 0.08159
C 0.0008150
B 0.008159
D 0.0008159
18 Which of the following is equivalent
to 678 100 000?
A 6.781 106
2

26 4.31 109 2.17 108 expressed in

the standard form is
A 4 093 000 000
B 4.093 109
C 40 930 000
D 2.14 109

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27 7.43 106 2.98 106 =

A 4.45 106
B 4.45 105
C 4.45 105
D 4.45 106
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28 8.05 10 =
2.3 10-3
A 3.5 1011
B 3.5 105
C 35 000
D 0.00035
4
29 Solve 1.692 103 and express the
3 103

answer in standard form.

A 5.64 106
C 6.27 107
7
B 5.64 10
D 6.27 106

1 and express the

3
5
answer in standard form.
A 7.11 102
B 71.11 103
C 7.11 102
D 7.11 101

30 Solve 1

31

9 10 6 1.44 108
A 3.6 106
C 3.6 108
7
B 3.6 10
D 3.6 109

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32 Calculate the value of 12 10
,
4.8 104
express the answer as a single
number.
A 0.25
C 0.0025
B 0.025
D 0.00025

33 Given the value of 4.67 106 2.3

103 in standard form is a 10b.
Determine the values of a and b.
A a = 20.3, b = 3
B a = 2.03, b = 3
C a = 2.03, b = 2
D a = 20.3, b = 2

37 The area of a football field is 8.5

km2. Its width is 3 400 m. The
length, in metres, of the football
field is
A 2.5
B 2.5 101
C 2.5 103
D 2.5 105
38 The population of City P and City Q
are 9.6 104 and 4.8 103
respectively. If the population of
City R is triple of the difference in
population between the City P and
City Q, what is the population of
City R?
A 1.82 105
B 2.74 105
C 2.74 106
D 9.1 104
39 A rectangular wall has a length of
8.4 m and a height of 5.6 m. The
wall is to be covered with tiles. Each
tile used is rectangular with a length
of 30 cm and a height of 50 cm.
Calculate the number of tiles
required to cover the whole wall.
A 3.136 102
B 3.136 103
C 3.136 102
D 3.136 103
40 The velocity of alpha ray is 5 107
m s1. Calculate the time, in minutes,
the alpha ray takes to travel 2 km.
A 4 105
B 6.67 107
C 4 108
D 6.67 1010

34 Calculate a 2b and express the

answer in standard form. Given that
a = 1.54 103 and b = 6.63 105.
A 1.40 102
C 1.41 103
4
B 1.41 10
D 1.41 103
35 Given 976 800 000 = 9.768 10x
and 0.000371 = 3.71 10y. Calculate
the value of x y.
A 2
C 4
B 3
D 12
36 Convert 35 days to minutes and
express the answer in standard form.
A 5.04 102
B 5.04 103
C 5.04 104
D 5.04 105
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