Essential Math Skills for Chemistry Success

How do you convert the number 78 billion into scientific notation?

• 78 x 10^10

• 7.8 x 10^10

• 7.8 x 10^9

• 78 x 10^9

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

What is the scientific notation for the number 0.000752?

• 75.2 x 10^-5

• 0.752 x 10^-3

• 7.52 x 10^-4

• 7.52 x 10^4

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CCSS.8.EE.A.1

When multiplying two numbers with exponents, what should you do with the exponents?

• Divide them

• Multiply them

• Subtract them

• Add them

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

What is the result of multiplying 3.5 x 10^6 by 2.5 x 10^-2?

• 8.75 x 10^4

• 8.75 x 10^6

• 8.75 x 10^3

• 8.75 x 10^5

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

Which of the following digits are always significant?

• Zeros between non-zero digits

• Non-zero digits

• Trailing zeros without a decimal

• Leading zeros

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

How many significant figures are in the number 680009?

• 3

• 5

• 6

• 4

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CCSS.5.NBT.B.7

When adding numbers with different decimal places, what determines the number of decimal places in the result?

• The sum of the decimal places

• The average number of decimal places

• The number with the least decimal places

• The number with the most decimal places

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

What is the result of subtracting 3.7 from 16.8724, considering significant figures?

• 13.2

• 13.17

• 13.1724

• 13.172

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

When dividing 36.0 by 4, how many significant figures should the result have?

• 4

• 3

• 2

• 1

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

What is the result of multiplying 36.0 by 1.7, considering significant figures?

• 61.21

• 61.205

• 61.20

• 61.2

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3