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Scientific notation

Year 8 · Place Value · 20 questions

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  1. 1.
    Write 3400 in scientific notation.
    a)3.4 × 10⁴b)3.4 × 10²c)3.4 × 10³d)34 × 10²
  2. 2.
    Write 7700 in scientific notation.
    a)77 × 10²b)7.7 × 10³c)7.7 × 10²d)7.7 × 10⁴
  3. 3.
    Write 6.4 × 10⁶ as an ordinary number.
  4. 4.
    Write 490000 in scientific notation.
    a)4.9 × 10⁶b)4.9 × 10⁵c)49 × 10⁴d)4.9 × 10⁴
  5. 5.
    Write 30000 in scientific notation.
    a)3 × 10³b)3 × 10⁴c)30 × 10³d)3 × 10⁵
  6. 6.
    Write 8.8 × 10⁶ as an ordinary number.
  7. 7.
    Write 5.3 × 10⁻² as an ordinary number.
  8. 8.
    Write 1800000 in scientific notation.
    a)18 × 10⁵b)1.8 × 10⁷c)1.8 × 10⁵d)1.8 × 10⁶
  9. 9.
    Write 1.4 × 10⁶ as an ordinary number.
  10. 10.
    Write 0.000067 in scientific notation.
    a)6.7 × 10⁻⁵b)6.7 × 10⁻⁶c)6.7 × 10⁻⁴d)67 × 10⁻⁶
  11. 11.
    Write 6.9 × 10³ as an ordinary number.
  12. 12.
    Write 8200 in scientific notation.
    a)8.2 × 10³b)8.2 × 10⁴c)8.2 × 10²d)82 × 10²
  13. 13.
    Write 67000 in scientific notation.
    a)6.7 × 10³b)6.7 × 10⁵c)67 × 10³d)6.7 × 10⁴
  14. 14.
    Write 6100 in scientific notation.
    a)61 × 10²b)6.1 × 10²c)6.1 × 10⁴d)6.1 × 10³
  15. 15.
    Write 0.000012 in scientific notation.
    a)1.2 × 10⁻⁵b)1.2 × 10⁻⁶c)12 × 10⁻⁶d)1.2 × 10⁻⁴
  16. 16.
    Write 620 in scientific notation.
    a)62 × 10¹b)6.2 × 10¹c)6.2 × 10³d)6.2 × 10²
  17. 17.
    Write 3.4 × 10⁶ as an ordinary number.
  18. 18.
    Write 3.5 × 10⁷ as an ordinary number.
  19. 19.
    Write 8300 in scientific notation.
    a)83 × 10²b)8.3 × 10³c)8.3 × 10⁴d)8.3 × 10²
  20. 20.
    Write 4.7 × 10⁻³ as an ordinary number.

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Answers: Scientific notation

  1. c) 3.4 × 10³
  2. b) 7.7 × 10³
  3. 6400000
  4. b) 4.9 × 10⁵
  5. b) 3 × 10⁴
  6. 8800000
  7. 0.053
  8. d) 1.8 × 10⁶
  9. 1400000
  10. a) 6.7 × 10⁻⁵
  11. 6900
  12. a) 8.2 × 10³
  13. d) 6.7 × 10⁴
  14. d) 6.1 × 10³
  15. a) 1.2 × 10⁻⁵
  16. d) 6.2 × 10²
  17. 3400000
  18. 35000000
  19. b) 8.3 × 10³
  20. 0.0047

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