Scientific Notation Division Word Problems

The Colorado Department of Education spent about 4.408 x 10⁹ in fiscal year 2004-2005 on public schools.  There were about 7.6 x 10⁵ students enrolled in public school.  What was the average spending per student? 

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As part of a community service project, a class planted 7x10⁵  trees in a year.  If there are 3.5x10³ students in the school, how many trees did each student plant?

• 2 x 10⁸

• 2 x 10²

• 3.5 x 10⁸

• 3.5 x 10²

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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The mass of he sun is 1.9 x 10³⁰ kilograms.

The mass of the earth is 5.9 x 10²⁴ kilograms.

How many times bigger is the sun than the earth?

(1.9 x 10³⁰ ) ÷ ( 5.9 x 10²⁴)

• 232,433 times bigger

• 3,223,356 times bigger

• 322,033 times bigger

• 5,323,000 times bigger

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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As part of a community service project,

a school planted 7x10⁵ trees in a year.

If there are 3.5x10³ students in the school,

approximately how many trees did

each student plant?

• 703 trees per student

• 695 trees per student

• 245 trees per student

• 200 trees per student

Solve:
(6 x 10⁶) / (2 x 10³)

• 12 x 10³

• 3 x 10⁹

• 1.2 x 10⁴

• 3 x 10³

As part of a community service project, a school planted 7x10⁵ trees in a year. If there are 3.5x10³ students in the school, how many trees did each student plant?

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