Approximation and Estimation

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Approximation and Estimation practice questions

Secondary 1 topics, the foundation the O-Level Mathematics 4052 syllabus builds on. Every question below has a full worked solution.

When a student gets a question wrong in Math Amigo, it does not show the answer straight away. It reads the working, identifies the step that went wrong, and asks a question that points at the correction. The worked solution is there once a genuine attempt has been made.

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Worked examples

Example 1

Correct 19.237719.2377 to 2 decimal places.
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  • Identify the digit in the hundredths place.
  • Examine the next digit: it is 7.
  • Since 7 ≥\geq 5, we round up.
  • 19.2377=19.2419.2377 = 19.24 (to 2 decimal places)

Answer: 19.2419.24

Example 2

State the number of significant figures in 94.60594.605.
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  • A zero between two non-zero digits is significant (Rule 2). Digits: 9, 4, 6, 0, 5.
  • 94.60594.605 has 55 significant figures.

Answer: 55

Example 3

Round off 0.087190.08719 to 3 significant figures.
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  • Leading zeros are not significant. The first 3 significant figures are 8, 7, 1. The next digit is 9 (≥5\geq 5), so round up: 0.08719=0.08720.08719 = 0.0872 (to 3 s.f.).

Answer: 0.08720.0872

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O-Level Mathematics (4052), for Singapore secondary students. Math Amigo covers Secondary 1 to 4, both O-Level Mathematics and Additional Mathematics.

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