Unit 1: Number and Algebra
Topic 1.1: Standard Form Questions
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Write 6.4 × 105 as an ordinary number.
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Which of the following is written in valid standard form?
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Write 6.4 × 105 as an ordinary number.
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Simplify 103 × 104.
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Write 7.2 × 10-4 as an ordinary number.
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Simplify 108 ÷ 103.
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Write 5730000 in standard form.
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Write 0.0000821 in standard form.
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Simplify (104)2.
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Write 5730000 in standard form.
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Write 0.0000821 in standard form.
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Without a calculator, find the value of (4 x 103)2, giving your answer in the form a x 10k where 1 ≤ a < 10.
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A rectangular sheet of foil measures 2.4 m by 0.0015 m.
Find its area.
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a × 10k m2, where 1 ≤ a < 10, a is the coefficient, and k is an integer.
Find its area.
Give your answer in standard form:
a × 10k m2, where 1 ≤ a < 10, a is the coefficient, and k is an integer.
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A sphere has radius 9.4 cm.
Find its volume.
Give your answer in standard form:
a × 10k cm3, where 1 ≤ a < 10, a is the coefficient, and k is an integer.
Find its volume.
Give your answer in standard form:
a × 10k cm3, where 1 ≤ a < 10, a is the coefficient, and k is an integer.
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Calculate (8 × 106) ÷ (2 × 102).
Give your answer in standard form.
Give your answer in standard form.
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A cube has edge length 3 x 102 cm.
Without a calculator, find its volume in the form a x 10k cm3, where 1 ≤ a < 10.
Without a calculator, find its volume in the form a x 10k cm3, where 1 ≤ a < 10.
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A bacterium has a mass of 0.0000000048 g.
Write this mass in standard form.
Write this mass in standard form.
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The distance from Earth to the Sun is approximately 149600000 km.
Write this distance in standard form.
Write this distance in standard form.
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Calculate (3 × 104)(2 × 103).
Give your answer in standard form.
Give your answer in standard form.
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A number is written in standard form as 4.8 × 10-9. Which statement is true?
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