Adding/Subtracting Numbers in Scientific Notation

Give the sum of (2.6 x 10⁶) + (4.2 x 10⁶)

• 6.8 x 10⁶

• 6.8 x 10¹²

• 8.4 x 10⁶

• 3.2 x 10¹²

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

CCSS.6.EE.A.1

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

Give the sum of (4.8 x 10⁸) + (5.4 x 10⁸) in scientific notation

• 1.02 x 10⁸

• 1.02 x 10⁹

• 9.2 x 10⁸

• 2.1 x 10⁹

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

CCSS.6.EE.A.3

Give the difference of (7.2 x 10⁷) - (4.5 x 10⁷)

• 2.7 x 10⁷

• 2.7 x 10⁰

• 1.17 x 10⁷

• 3.3 x 10⁷

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

Give the difference of (9.87 x 10⁷) - (7.42 x 10⁷) in scientific notation

• 2.45 x 10⁰

• 3.5 x 10⁷

• 2.45 x 10⁷

• 17.29 x 10⁷

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

CCSS.6.EE.A.1

Give the difference of (6.4 x 10^-6) - (5.7 x 10^-7)

• 5.83 x 10^-6

• 7 x 10^-7

• 1.23 x 10^-13

• 1.3 x 10^-6

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

CCSS.6.EE.A.1

What is the ONLY thing that matters when adding and subtracting numbers in scientific notation?

• That the exponents are different

• That the constants are the same

• That the exponents are the same

• That both constants are positive

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

When adding and subtracting in scientific notation, what do you do with the constants?

• Make them the same

• Add/subtract them

• Keep them

• Multiply/divide them

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

Subtract the within the scientific notation. 
(2 x 10³) - (1.9 x 10²)

• 1.81 x 10⁵
• 1.81 x 10³
• 1.81 x 10⁶
• 1.81 x 10⁴

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4