Scientific Notation Application Problems

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The US spends an average of 1.02x10⁴dollars on each student per year. There are about 7.6x10⁷ students in the US. About how much money total is spent on students per year?

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The population of Mathville is 5.6 x 10³. The population of Algeville is 1.3 x 10⁴. How many more people are there in Algeville?

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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.

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A corporation earned a profit of $2.5 × 10⁴ for 1 × 10³ days in a row. What was the corporation’s total profit during this time period?

2.5 million

25 million

1.2 million

26,000

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Write the answer in scientific notation.
4.1 x 10⁵ + 5.5 x 10⁶ =

5.91 x 10⁶

9.6 x 10⁵

9.6 x 10¹¹

4.65 x 10⁵

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Jamie used a microscope to measure the diameter of a hair. She found the diameter to be 0.000072 meters. How is this number written in scientific notation?

7.2 X 10⁻⁵

7.2 X 10⁵

7.2 X 10⁶

7.2 X 10⁻⁶

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

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

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

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Scientific Notation Application Problems

The US spends an average of 1.02x10⁴dollars on each student per year. There are about 7.6x10⁷ students in the US. About how much money total is spent on students per year?

The population of Mathville is 5.6 x 10³. The population of Algeville is 1.3 x 10⁴. How many more people are there in Algeville?

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.

A corporation earned a profit of $2.5 × 10⁴ for 1 × 10³ days in a row. What was the corporation’s total profit during this time period?

Write the answer in scientific notation.
4.1 x 10⁵ + 5.5 x 10⁶ =

Jamie used a microscope to measure the diameter of a hair. She found the diameter to be 0.000072 meters. How is this number written in scientific notation?

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?

The population of Mathville is 5.6 x 10³. The population of Algeville is 1.3 x 10⁴. How many more people are there in Algeville?

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?

A computer's hard disk drive holds 8 x 10⁷bytes of information. If Jill buys an extra memory stick that holds 3 x 10⁶ bytes of information, how much memory will the computer hold?

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Scientific Notation Application Problems

The US spends an average of 1.02x104 dollars on each student per year. There are about 7.6x107 students in the US. About how much money total is spent on students per year?

The population of Mathville is 5.6 x 103. The population of Algeville is 1.3 x 104. How many more people are there in Algeville?

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.

A corporation earned a profit of $2.5 × 104 for 1 × 103 days in a row. What was the corporation’s total profit during this time period?

Write the answer in scientific notation. 4.1 x 105 + 5.5 x 106 =

Jamie used a microscope to measure the diameter of a hair. She found the diameter to be 0.000072 meters. How is this number written in scientific notation?

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?

The population of Mathville is 5.6 x 103. The population of Algeville is 1.3 x 104. How many more people are there in Algeville?

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?

A computer's hard disk drive holds 8 x 107 bytes of information. If Jill buys an extra memory stick that holds 3 x 106 bytes of information, how much memory will the computer hold?

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The US spends an average of 1.02x10⁴dollars on each student per year. There are about 7.6x10⁷ students in the US. About how much money total is spent on students per year?

The population of Mathville is 5.6 x 10³. The population of Algeville is 1.3 x 10⁴. How many more people are there in Algeville?

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.

A corporation earned a profit of $2.5 × 10⁴ for 1 × 10³ days in a row. What was the corporation’s total profit during this time period?

Write the answer in scientific notation.
4.1 x 10⁵ + 5.5 x 10⁶ =

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?

The population of Mathville is 5.6 x 10³. The population of Algeville is 1.3 x 10⁴. How many more people are there in Algeville?

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?

A computer's hard disk drive holds 8 x 10⁷bytes of information. If Jill buys an extra memory stick that holds 3 x 10⁶ bytes of information, how much memory will the computer hold?