Scientific Notation Word Problems and Operations

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

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

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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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

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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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

What operation is used to solve:

On average, Mercury is about 57,000,000 km from the sun, whereas Neptune is about 6.6 x 10⁸ km from the sun. What is the difference between Neptune’s and Mercury’s distances from the sun?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

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CCSS.7.EE.B.3

What operation is used to solve:

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.

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4