scientific notation word problems

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?

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The population of Mathville is 5.6 x 10³. The population of Algeville is 1.3 x 10⁴. How many more people are there in Algeville?

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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?

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In 1985 Earth had 4.9 ×10⁹ people living on it and in 2005, earth had 6.4 ×10⁹ living on it. How many more people inhabited Earth in 2005 than in 1985?

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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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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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A TV show had 3.5 × 10⁶ viewers for their first episode and 8.5 × 10⁶ viewers for their second episode. How many viewers did they have overall?

• 1.2 x 10⁷

• 1.2 x 10^-7

• 1.2 x 10⁶

• 1.2 x 10^-6

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