Scientific Notation

UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a negative number...

• you will get a large number
• you will get a small number

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CCSS.8.EE.A.1

UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a positive number...

• you will get a large number
• you will get a smaller number

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CCSS.8.EE.A.1

Order from least to greatest...
a) 4.5×10⁻³
b) 0.000045
c) 3.1×10⁻³  
d) -45          

• D , B , C,  A
• B , C , D , A
• C , A , D , B
• A , C , D , B

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Which is the smallest?
1.3 x 10²⁰
2.9 x 10²¹
9.5 x 10³²
8.4 x 10¹⁹

• 1.3 x 10²⁰
• 2.9 x 10²¹
• 9.5 x 10³²
• 8.4 x 10¹⁹

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Which of the following is correct scientific notation?

• 20.35 x 10⁴

• .2035 x 10⁴

• 2035 ⁴

• 2.035 x10⁴

Convert 0.0005 from standard to scientific notation.

• 50 x 10⁵

• 5 x 10^-4

• 5 x 10³

• .5 x 10³

Convert 56,000,000,000 from standard to scientific notation.

• 5.6 x 10⁹

• 56 x 10^-9

• 56 x 10⁹

• 5.6 x 10¹⁰

What is 2.2 x 10⁶ in standard form? 

• 2,200,000
• 220,000
• 22,000,000
• .0000022

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

What is 4.3756 x 10^-4 in standard form?

• 437,560,000

• 0.00043756

• 43,756

• 4,3756

What is 2.57 x 10 ⁴ in standard form?

• 2,570

• 25,700

• 0.000257

• 0.0000257