NEW 2024 Scientific Notation (standard to scientific)

There are a total of 463,100 books in a library. What is the value of the exponent when this number is written in scientific notation? ​ (a)  

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

The distance from the earth to the sun is 92,692,000 miles. What is the value of the exponent when this number is written in scientific notation? ​ (a)  

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

It is 1,831 miles from Kerrville to New York City. What is the value of the exponent when this number is written in scientific notation? ​ (a)  

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

The density of oxygen is 0.001429 grams per cubic centimeter. What is the value of the exponent when this number is written in scientific notation? ​ (a)  

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

The mass of a textbook is approximately 0.00165 metric ton. What is the value of the exponent when this number is written in scientific notation? ​ (a)  

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Jamie used a microscope to measure the diameter of a hair and found that the diameter was 0.000072 meter. What is the value of the exponent when this number is written in scientific notation? ​ (a)  

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

The population of earth is about 7,100,000,000. What is the answer that best represents this in scientific notation?

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

The number of stars in the milky way is about 200,000,000,000. What is the answer that best represents this in scientific notation?

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

In 1980, major airlines flew 5,400,000 flights. What is the answer that best represents this in scientific notation?

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

To measure long distances in space, astronomers use a unit called a light year. A light year is approximately 5,880,000,000,000 miles long. What is the answer that best represents this in scientific notation?

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3