Scientific Notation Word Problems

3. In the year 2000, the United States public debt was about 5.6 x 10¹² dollars.  The population of the United States in that year was about 2.8 x 10⁸ people.  What was the average debt per person?

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4. Find the combined mass of Earth and Venus. Earth is approximately 5.9 x 10²⁴ kg and Venus is approximately 4.9 x 10²⁴ kg.

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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

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?

• 6.8 x 10⁸
• 6.8 x 10⁹
• 68 x 10⁸
• 6.8 x 10⁷

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?

• 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?

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

How much does Patrick Mahomes get paid to be a quarterback?

• 5 x 10^8

• 5 x 10^7

• 5X 10^5

• 5 x 10^3

Name the show:

• Office

• Friends

• Big Bang Theory

• Scrubs