Scientific Notation Word Problems

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The dimensions of an office building are 1.5 x 10² feet by 1.35 x 10³ feet. What is the perimeter of the base of the building, in feet?

1.50 x 10³

2.85 x 10 ⁵

3.00 x 10 ³

5.70 x 10 ⁵

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

A microgram is equal to 1 x 10 ^-6grams. How many times greater than a microgram is 1 x 10²grams?

1 x 10^-8

1 x 10^-4

1 x 10⁴

1 x 10⁸

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

CCSS.8.EE.A.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

A computer's hard disk drive holds 8 x 10⁷bytes of information. If Jill buys an extra memory stick that holds 3 x 10⁶ bytes of information, how much memory will the computer hold?

11 x 10¹³

11 x 10⁷

8.3 x 10¹³

8.3 x 10⁷

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The Diplodocus dinosaur is believed to have become extinct approximately 1.38x10⁸years ago. The Oviraptor is believed to have become extinct approximately 7x10⁷years ago. How many years were there between the extinction of these two dinosaur types?

6.8 x 10⁸

6.8 x 10⁹

68 x 10⁸

6.8 x 10⁷

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

The mass of he sun is 1.989 x 10³⁰ kilograms. The mass of the earth is 5.98 x 10²⁴ kilograms. How many times bigger is the sun than the earth?

3.326 x 10⁵

3.326 x 10⁶

1.99 x 10³⁰

1.99 x 10⁶

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

CCSS.8.EE.A.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

There are approximately 3.1 x 10⁸ people in the United States. If each person has 4.1 x 10¹ coins, how many coins are there altogether?

1.271 x 10¹⁰

1.271 x 10⁹

1.271 x 10¹¹

1.271 x 10⁸

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

If a computer can perform an addition operation in 1.5 x 10^-6 seconds, how long will it take to perform 1500 such operations?

2.25 x 10^-3 seconds

2.25 x 10^-6 seconds

2.25 seconds

2.25 x 10⁶ seconds

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

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Scientific Notation Word Problems

The dimensions of an office building are 1.5 x 10² feet by 1.35 x 10³ feet. What is the perimeter of the base of the building, in feet?

A microgram is equal to 1 x 10 ^-6grams. How many times greater than a microgram is 1 x 10²grams?

A computer's hard disk drive holds 8 x 10⁷bytes of information. If Jill buys an extra memory stick that holds 3 x 10⁶ bytes of information, how much memory will the computer hold?

The Diplodocus dinosaur is believed to have become extinct approximately 1.38x10⁸years ago. The Oviraptor is believed to have become extinct approximately 7x10⁷years ago. How many years were there between the extinction of these two dinosaur types?

The mass of he sun is 1.989 x 10³⁰ kilograms. The mass of the earth is 5.98 x 10²⁴ kilograms. How many times bigger is the sun than the earth?

There are approximately 3.1 x 10⁸ people in the United States. If each person has 4.1 x 10¹ coins, how many coins are there altogether?

If a computer can perform an addition operation in 1.5 x 10^-6 seconds, how long will it take to perform 1500 such operations?

Let M = 7,987,676,676. What is the smallest power of 10 that exceeds M?

The US spends an average of 1.02x10⁴dollars on each student per year. There are about 7.6x10⁷ students in the US. About how much money total is spent on students per year?

As part of a community service project, a class planted 7x10⁵ trees in a year. If there are 3.5x10³ students in the school, how many trees did each student plant?

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The dimensions of an office building are 1.5 x 102 feet by 1.35 x 103 feet. What is the perimeter of the base of the building, in feet?

A microgram is equal to 1 x 10 -6 grams. How many times greater than a microgram is 1 x 102 grams?

A computer's hard disk drive holds 8 x 107 bytes of information. If Jill buys an extra memory stick that holds 3 x 106 bytes of information, how much memory will the computer hold?

The Diplodocus dinosaur is believed to have become extinct approximately 1.38x108 years ago. The Oviraptor is believed to have become extinct approximately 7x107 years ago. How many years were there between the extinction of these two dinosaur types?

The mass of he sun is 1.989 x 1030 kilograms. The mass of the earth is 5.98 x 1024 kilograms. How many times bigger is the sun than the earth?

There are approximately 3.1 x 108 people in the United States. If each person has 4.1 x 101 coins, how many coins are there altogether?

If a computer can perform an addition operation in 1.5 x 10-6 seconds, how long will it take to perform 1500 such operations?

Let M = 7,987,676,676. What is the smallest power of 10 that exceeds M?

The US spends an average of 1.02x104 dollars on each student per year. There are about 7.6x107 students in the US. About how much money total is spent on students per year?

As part of a community service project, a class planted 7x105 trees in a year. If there are 3.5x103 students in the school, how many trees did each student plant?

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The dimensions of an office building are 1.5 x 10² feet by 1.35 x 10³ feet. What is the perimeter of the base of the building, in feet?

A microgram is equal to 1 x 10 ^-6grams. How many times greater than a microgram is 1 x 10²grams?

A computer's hard disk drive holds 8 x 10⁷bytes of information. If Jill buys an extra memory stick that holds 3 x 10⁶ bytes of information, how much memory will the computer hold?

The Diplodocus dinosaur is believed to have become extinct approximately 1.38x10⁸years ago. The Oviraptor is believed to have become extinct approximately 7x10⁷years ago. How many years were there between the extinction of these two dinosaur types?

The mass of he sun is 1.989 x 10³⁰ kilograms. The mass of the earth is 5.98 x 10²⁴ kilograms. How many times bigger is the sun than the earth?

There are approximately 3.1 x 10⁸ people in the United States. If each person has 4.1 x 10¹ coins, how many coins are there altogether?

If a computer can perform an addition operation in 1.5 x 10^-6 seconds, how long will it take to perform 1500 such operations?

The US spends an average of 1.02x10⁴dollars on each student per year. There are about 7.6x10⁷ students in the US. About how much money total is spent on students per year?

As part of a community service project, a class planted 7x10⁵ trees in a year. If there are 3.5x10³ students in the school, how many trees did each student plant?