Significant Figures Quiz

This simple online quiz is intended to give you extra practice in counting signficiant figures or digits (a.k.a. "sig figs").

NEW: Make sure you review the Metric (SI) Prefixes handout before taking the quiz!

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Number of problems:  5
 10
 25
 50
 100!
Type of questions:  Counting sig figs in numbers
 Multiplication & division problems with sig figs
 Addition & subtraction problems with sig figs
Display numbers as:  Decimal (regular) notation (e.g., "1858")
 Scientific (exponential) notation (e.g., "1.858 × 103")
Display quiz as:  Interactive web page (typical)
 Printable web page (for worksheets)