Operations With Scientific Notation

Divide.

Write the answer in scientific notation.

5 x 10¹²

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2 x 10⁶

• 2.5 x 10²

• 2.5 x 10⁶

• 3 x 10²

• 2.5 x 10¹⁸

Which is the smallest?
1.3 x 10²⁰
2.9 x 10²¹
9.5 x 10³²
8.4 x 10¹⁹

• 1.3 x 10²⁰

• 2.9 x 10²¹

• 9.5 x 10³²

• 8.4 x 10¹⁹

Which is the largest?
4.8 x 10^-6 
1.3 x 10²⁰
3.1 x 10^-4
9.2 x 10^-5 
9.5 x 10³²
5.9 x 10^-5
2.9 x 10²¹
8.4 x 10¹⁹

• 9.5 x 10³²

• 3.1 x 10^-4

• 8.4 x 10¹⁹

• 4.8 x 10^-6 

How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

• 50 x 10⁵

• 5 x 10^-4

• 5 x 10⁴

• .5 x 10³

The Statue of Liberty weighs 450,000 pounds. What is this number written in scientific notation?

• 4.5 x 10^-5

• 45 x 10^-4

• 45 x 10⁴

• 4.5 x 10⁵

Dylan traveled 1 × 10⁵ miles last year. This year he has traveled 3 × 10⁷ miles. How many miles has he traveled altogether the past two years?

• 3.0 x 10¹² miles 

• 4.0 x 10¹² miles

• 3.01 x 10⁷ miles

• 3.10 x 10⁷ miles

The Disney Online store sold 2 x 10⁴ Anna dolls last year.  They also sold 8 x 10⁴ Elsa dolls.  How many more Elsa dolls were sold than Anna dolls?

• 4.0 x 10⁰ more dolls

• 10 x 10⁴ more dolls

• 6.0 x 10⁴ more dolls

• 6.0 x 10⁰ more dolls

Write 0.54 x 10⁵ in scientific notation.

• 5.4 x 10⁶

• 5.4 x 10⁵

• 5.4 x 10⁴

• 54 x 10³

Multiply.

Write the answer in scientific notation.

(2 x 10⁹)(4 x 10⁴)

• 8 x 10⁵

• 6 x 10¹³

• 8 x 10¹³

• 8 x 10³⁶

A box contains 5 X 10³ paper clips. The mass of each paper clip is 8 X 10^-4 kilograms. What is the combined mass of the paper clips in the box?

• 4 kilograms

• 40 kilograms

• 4 X 10⁷ kilograms

• 4 X 10^-7 kilograms