Mathematics 0580 · IGCSE · Limits of accuracy

Limits of accuracy — practice question

A company sold 9600 cars in 2016, rounded to the nearest hundred.
(a(i))[1]

State the lower bound for the number of cars sold.

(a(ii))[2]

Calculate the lower bound for the total profit, and write the exact result.

(a(iii))[1]

Give your answer to part (a)(ii) correct to 4 significant figures.

(a(iv))[1]

Give your answer to part (a)(iii) in standard form.

(b)[3]

Calculate how many cars were sold in March.

(c)[2]

Find the price of a new car 4 years later.

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