ESTIMATION AND APPROXIMATION

1. (a) Evaluate 21.6 28.3 using a calculator.

(b) Round off your answer in (a) to
(i) 1 significant figure,
(ii) the nearest integer.

Ans: (a) _____________________ [1]

(b) (i) ________________ [1]

(ii) ________________ [1]

2. (a) Use your calculator to evaluate the following expressions, giving your answers
correct to 3 significant figures.
(i)
3
1
29 3
7
+
(ii)
3
1
1 412
9
84
| |
+
|
\ .

(b) Estimate the value of
45.015 0.522
2.412 3.962

and correct the answer to the nearest integer.

Ans: (a) (i) [1]
(ii) [1]
(b) [2]

3. Express 0.06666 to
(i) the nearest thousandths,
(ii) 2 decimal places,
(iii) 3 significant figures.

Ans: (i) [1]

(ii)

[1]

(iii)

[1]


4.

(a)

Showing your method clearly, estimate the value of
95 . 4
101
, giving your answer correct to
1 significant figure.
(b) Express 345 square centimetres in square metres.

(c) Convert 36 km/h to m/s.






























Ans: (a)

[2]

(b) m
2
[1]

(c) m/s [2]


5. Evaluate

(i) 35 . 0 652 20 8 . 5
2
+ , giving your answer correct to 2 significant
figures,

[1]

(ii)

3
1
2
1
4
5
6
1
3
|
\

|
.
|
7
8
|
\

|
.
|
3
, giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places. [1]








6. (a)
Express
8
1
15
as a recurring decimal.

(b) Hence round off your answer in (a) to
(i) 3 decimal places
(ii) 3 significant figures


Answer (a) [1]

(b) (i) . [1]

(ii) . [1]



7.


(a) Correct 0.007658 to
(i) 3 significant figures,
(ii) 4 decimal places.

(b) State the number of significant figures in
(i) 12.320,
(ii) 7300.







Answer (a)(i) ...

(ii) ..

(b)(i)

(ii) ...
[1]

[1]

[1]

[1]


8. Estimate, correct to one significant figure, the value of
3
42.15 2.9637
998 4.0291

.













Answer ... [3]

9. Using a calculator, evaluate each of the following, giving your answers correct to
3 significant figures.
(a) 5 . 0
3
1
5
16
4
7
3
2
(

+ |
.
|

\
|
,
(b)
3 2
7 . 0 2 . 0
6 . 2 4 . 12235
+

.




Answer (a)..

(b)...

[2]

[2]

10. Express
(a) 768 254 correct to nearest 1000.
(b) 2.5945 correct to 3 decimal places
(c) 0.012345 correct to 3 significant figures




Answer (a) [1]

(b). [1]

(c) [1]

11. (a) An integer is estimated as 2000 if it is rounded off to 1, 2 or 3 significant figures
respectively.
(i) Find the maximum possible value of the integer.
(ii) Find the minimum possible value of the integer

(b) Estimate the value of
962 . 3 0149 . 3
127 . 24 955 . 8

correct your answer to the nearest integer.

.






(a)(i).[1]

(a)(ii).[1]

(b). [2]

12. (a)











(b)
Use your calculator to evaluate the following.
(i)
292 . 1 364 . 13
301299 . 0
+
, giving your answer correct to 2 decimal places.

(ii)
)
5
4
3 (
13
2
19
3
17
1

, giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

Estimate the value of ( 7.02
2
5.99
2
+ 3.01) x
3
001 . 125 .
Give your answer to one significant figure.



[2]


[2]


[2]
(c) Mrs Rich wants to put tiles on the floor of her rectangular kitchen, measuring 6.98
m by 10.032 m. The tiles will cost $31.79 per square metre. Estimate the amount
of money Mrs Rich will need to tile the floor. Give your answer correct to the
nearest hundred dollars.



[3]
























13. (a) Express 83 750.304 correct to
(i) 2 decimal places,
(ii) 3 significant figures.

(b) Estimate the value of
( )

3
2
24.991 27.02
2.0001 0.998
, giving your answer
correct to one significant figure.











Answer (a)(i) ..... [1]
(ii) ..... [1]
(b)...... [2]


14. Use your calculator to evaluate
(i)
2
5
0.34 .0078 0 1.039
26
+
, [2]
(ii)
5
3
10 24 4
5 5 2
3
2
9
4
125
2
24

|
.
|

\
|
+
.
) ( .
, [2]
giving both the answers correct to 3 significant figures.