Mathematics Skills Assessment for Grade 10

Convert 45000 to standard form.

• 4.5 x 10^4

• 45 x 10^3

• 0.045 x 10^6

• 4.5 x 10^5

Express 0.00056 in standard form.

• 56 x 10^-6

• 5.6 x 10^-4

• 0.056 x 10^-2

• 5.6 x 10^4

If log10(x) = 3, what is x?

• 10000

• 100

• 1000

• 10

Solve for x: log2(8) = x.

• 3

• 6

• 4

• 2

Use set notation to represent the set of even numbers.

• { n ∈ ℤ | n is prime }

• { n ∈ ℤ | n < 0 }

• { n ∈ ℤ | n mod 2 = 1 }

• { n ∈ ℤ | n mod 2 = 0 }

Write the set of prime numbers less than 10 in set notation.

• {2, 4, 6, 8}

• {2, 3, 5, 7}

• {2, 3, 5, 9}

• {1, 4, 6, 8}

Solve the equation: 2x + 3 = 11.

• 6

• 3

• 4

• 5

Find the value of x in the equation: 5x - 7 = 18.

• 5

• 3

• 10

• -1

Convert 0.0045 to standard form.

• 4.5 x 10^-3

• 0.45 x 10^-2

• 45 x 10^-4

• 4.5 x 10^3

Express 123000 in standard form.

• 0.123 x 10^7

• 1.23 x 10^5

• 12.3 x 10^6

• 1.23 x 10^4