Scientific Notation Measurement

Divide.

(6.9 x 10⁷) / (2.3 x 10^-3)

• 3 x 10¹⁰

• 3 x 10⁴

• 3 x 10^-4

• 3 x 10^-11

There are approximately 3.1 x 10⁸ people in the United States. If each person has 4.1 x 10¹ coins, how would you calculate how many coins are there altogether?

• Add

• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

The average person blink 2.88 x 10⁴ times a day. How many times does a person blink in year (365 days)? Write your answer in scientific notation

• 367.88 x 10⁴

• 1.0512 x 10⁷

• 1051.2 x 10⁴

• 3.6788 x 10⁷

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?

• 271 x 10¹⁰

• 271 x 10⁹

• 271 x 10¹¹

• 271 x 10⁸

By area, Russia is the largest country in the world. It has an area of 8.649 x 10⁶ square miles. Canada is second with 4.797 x 10⁶ square miles. What is the difference in area?

• 3.852 x 10⁶ square miles

• 3.852 x 10⁰ square miles

• 1.803 x 10⁶ square miles

• 1.803 x 10¹ square miles

To divide amounts in scientific notation, you can simply _______ the decimals and _______ the exponents.

• divide...subtract

• subtract...subtract

• divide...add

• divide...divide

Change from standard form to scientific notation: 12,000,000

• 12.0  x  10⁷

• 0.12  x  10⁷

• 1.2  x  10⁶

• 1.2  x  10⁷

Change from standard form to scientific notation:  0.000398

• 39.8  x  10^-5

• 3.98  x  10^-5

• 3.98  x  10^-4

• 39.8  x  10^-6