Using the Calculator for Scientific Notation

• 6.9 x 10^-1

• 6.9 x 10²

• 6.9 x 10⁰

• 6.9 x 10^-3

Convert to scientific notation:
520,000,000  

• 52 x 10⁷
• 5.2 x 10⁷
• 5.2 x 10⁸
• 0.52 x 10⁹

A rectangular section of land made up of wheat farms has a length of 5 X 10⁴ meters and a width of 6 X 10³ meters What is the area of the land in square meters?

Remember Area = length x width

• 3 X 10⁶ m²

• 3 X 10⁷ m²

• 3 X 10⁸ m²

• 3 X 10¹² m²

Find the difference.

(3.8 x 10⁴) - (2 x 10³)

Write in standard form.

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?

Remember : Difference means subtract

• 4.3092 x 10¹

• 3.9098 x 10⁷

• 3.9098 x 10⁸

• 5.7678 x 10⁸

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

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

How many

TIMES GREATER means DIVIDE.

• 1 x 10^-8

• 1 x 10^-4

• 1 x 10⁴

• 1 x 10⁸

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?

Hint: multiply

• 7.752 x 10¹¹

• 7.752 x 10²⁸

• 8.62 x 10¹¹

• 8.62 x 10²⁸

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?

Hint: Addition

• 11 x 10¹³

• 11 x 10⁷

• 8.3 x 10¹³

• 8.3 x 10⁷

(2 x 10⁹)(4 x 10^-4)

Write your answer in standard form.