Scientific Notation

The mean distance from the sun to Earth is 9.29 x 10⁷ miles. Jupiter's mean distance from the sun is 4.8388 x 10⁸ miles. What is the difference between these two distances in miles? 

• 4.3092 x 10¹
• 3.9098 x 10⁷
• 3.9098 x 10⁸
• 5.7678 x 10⁸

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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? 

• 1.50 x 10³
• 2.85 x 10 ⁵
• 3.00 x 10 ³
• 5.70 x 10 ⁵

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

• 1 x 10^-8
• 1 x 10^-4
• 1 x 10⁴
• 1 x 10⁸

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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?

• 11 x 10¹³
• 11 x 10⁷
• 8.3 x 10¹³
• 8.3 x 10⁷

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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