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1. The document provides worksheets and questions on estimation and approximation, significant figures, decimal places, and rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100, and 1000. 2. It includes questions testing skills like estimating calculations keeping numbers to 1 significant figure, writing numbers with a specified number of significant figures or decimal places, and rounding numbers to the nearest power of 10. 3. The answers section provides the correct responses to all the questions in the worksheets.

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Past Papers Worksheet Estimation and Approximation IGCSE Mathematics 0580

1. The document provides worksheets and questions on estimation and approximation, significant figures, decimal places, and rounding numbers to the nearest 10, 100, and 1000. 2. It includes questions testing skills like estimating calculations keeping numbers to 1 significant figure, writing numbers with a specified number of significant figures or decimal places, and rounding numbers to the nearest power of 10. 3. The answers section provides the correct responses to all the questions in the worksheets.

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Past Papers Worksheet Estimation and Approximation IGCSE Mathematics 0580

Estimation

1. Without using your calculator and by rounding each number correct to 1 significant figure, estimate
10.3× 19.5
the value of . You must show all your working [1]
88.9−43.2
4.8 ×1.98276
2. p=
16.83
(a) In the spaces provided, write each number in this calculation correct to 1 significant figure. [1]

… … … ..× … … … .
………….
(b) Use your answer to part (a) to estimate the value of p. [1]
3. Write each number correct to 1 significant figure and estimate the value of the calculation.
You must show your working. 2.65 × 4.1758 + 7.917 [2]
Answers
10× 20
1) ,4 2) (5 x 2)/20 , 0.5 3) 3 x 4 + 8 = 20
90−40

Significant Figures

1. State the number of significant figures for each of the following


(a) 123 (b) 1200 (c) 015 (d) 18001 (e) 12.4 (f)0.052 (g) 12.0 (h) 0.0480 (i) 0.10400
2. Write the following numbers correct to one significant figure.
(a) 7682 [1] (b) 0.07682 [1]
3. Write 0.046875 correct to 2 significant figures. [1]
4. Write 0.07164 correct to 2 significant figures. [1]
5. Write 168.9 correct to 2 significant figure [1]
6. Write 569000 correct to 2 significant figures.[1]
7. Write 0.047883 correct to 2 significant figures. [1]
8. Write these numbers correct to 2 significant figures.
(a) 0.076499 [1] (b) 10 100 [1]
9. Write 71496 correct to 2 significant figures [1]
10. Write 0.040 190 7 correct to 3 significant figures, [1]
11. Write 4123 correct to 3 significant figures. [1]
12. Write 23.4571 correct to 4 significant figures,[1]
13. Write 3.5897 correct to 4 significant figures [1]
50.4 −√ 3
14. (a) Use a calculator to work out
0.13−0.015
Write down all the digits in your calculator display [1]
(b) Write your answer to part (a) correct to 2 significant figures. [1]
16.379−0. 879
15. Calculate. ×1.241
4.2
Give your answer correct to 2 significant figures [2]
16. Calculate (2.1 – 0.078)17, giving your answer correct to 4 significant figures. [2]
17. Use your calculator to find the value of 1.35 7.
Give your answer correct to 5 significant figures [2]
18. A lake has an area of 63 800000 000 square metres. Write this area in square kilometres, correct to
2 significant fig [2]

Anwers:
1) (a) 3 (b) 2 (c) 2 (d) 5 (e) 3 (f) 2 (g) 3 (h) 3 (i) 5
2) (a)8000 (b)0.08 3) 0.047 4) 0.072 5) 170 6) 570000 7) 0.048 8) (a)0.076 (b) 10000
9) 71000 10) 0.0402 11) 4120 12) 23.46 13) 3.590 14) (a) 1.49220 (b) 1.5 15) 4.6
16) 157 900 17) 8.1722 18) 64000

Decimal Place

1. Write 1.8972 correct to 2 decimal places. [1]


2. Write 0.040 190 7 correct to 3 decimal places. [1]
3. Write 15.0782 correct to one decimal place, [1]
4. (a) Calculate √ 2.38+6.4 2 , writing down your full calculator display [1]
(b) Write your answer to part (a) correct to 4 decimal places [1]
3 −1
5. Use your calculator to work out
√ 4
+2
Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places. [2]
6. Calculate √ 5.7 - 1.032 [1]
(a) Write down all the numbers displayed on your calculator. [1]
(b) Write your answer to part (a) correct to 3 decimal places [1]
3
7. Work out 11.3139 – 2.28 x √ 92
Give your answer correct to one decimal place. [2]
3
8. Calculate √ 2.352−1.092
Give your answer correct to 4 decimal places. [2]

Answers
1) 1.90 2) 0.040 3) 15.1 4) (a)6.583312236 (b)6.5833 5) 1.37 6)(a) 1.326567277
(b) 1.33 7) 1.4 8) 1.6305
Nearest 10 ,100 and 1000
1. Write 15.0782 correct to the nearest 10. [1]
2. Write 23.4571 correct to the nearest 10 [1]
3. Write 692 correct to the nearest 10 [1]
4. Write 8847 correct to the nearest 10 [1]
5. Write 997 correct to the nearest 10 [1]
6. Write 4 correct to the nearest 10 [1]
7. Write 78540 correct to the nearest 100 [1]
8. Write 8084 correct to the nearest 100 [1]
9. Write 950 correct to the nearest 100 [1]
10. Write 2984 correct to the nearest 100 [1]
11. Write 209802 correct to the nearest thousand. [1]
12. Write 14 835 correct to the nearest thousand.[1]
Answers
1) 20 2) 20) 3) 690 4) 8850 5) 1000 6) 0 7) 78500 8) 8100 9) 1000 10) 3000
11) 210000 12) 15000

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