EXPONENTS AND SCIENTIFIC NOTATION End of Year

Which of the following represents a true statement?

Which of the following is NOT a true statement?

Which of the following has the greatest value?

Which is the solution to (8.5 x 10³)(2 x 10⁵) expressed in scientific notation?

• 1.05 x 10⁹

• 1.7 x 10⁹

• 1.7 x 10⁷

• 1.7 x 10¹⁶

Which of the following has the greatest value?

Elaine is buying cube-shaped blocks for a craft project. She needs the dimensions of the cubes to be less than 5 inches along each edge. Which of the following would work according to the size she needs?

• Cubes with a volume of 216 in³

• Cubes with a volume of 125 in³

• Cubes with a volume of 64 in³

• Both B and C would work

A certain whale can eat up to 2,400 pounds of food in a day. Which of the following best represents an estimate of the pounds of food the whale can eat in a day?

• 2 x 10³

• 3 x 10²

• 2 x 10⁴

• 3 x 10³