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Scientific Notation.Adding.Subtracting

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 26mins

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Class
Date
1.

The half-life of Uranium is 2.5 x 105 years. What is this in standard form?

a)

2500000

b)

250

c)

25000

d)

250000

2.

Write 4.83 x 10-6 in Standard Form.

a)

0.00048300

b)

0.00004830

c)

0.00000483

d)

0.00000438

3.

Convert 0.0000037 to Scientific Notation.

a)

.37 x 10-7

b)

3.7 x 10-6

c)

37 x 10-5

d)

370 x 10-4

4.

Give the difference of (4.3 x 1010) - (8.7 x 108)

a)

4.4 x 102

b)

4.4 x 108

c)

4.213 x 1010

d)

1.85 x 1010

5.

Give the sum of (8.7 x 105) + (7.32 x 107) in scientific notation

a)

16.02 x 107

b)

7.407 x 105

c)

7.407 x 107

d)

1.602 x 107

6.
The population of China is 1.3 x 109 and the population of the world is 6.4 x 109. What is the difference between the population of the entire world and the population of China?
a)
7.7 x 1018
b)
7.7 x 109
c)
5.1 x 1018
d)
5.1 x 109
7.

Choose the correct next step:
(4 x  10510^5  ) + (3.3 x  10610^6  ) 

a)

(.4 x undefined ) + (3.3 x undefined ) 

b)

(40 x undefined ) + (3.3 x undefined ) 

8.

4.78 x 106 was the largest attendance record of the Polar Bear Express Chilly Football Extravaganza. 3.98 x 106 attended at the last PB Express event. How many more people were in attendance on the record-setting day?

a)

8.76 x 106

b)

1.90244 x 1013

c)

8 x 104

d)

8 x 105

9.

An ant carries a spec of food to his home that is 2.34x10-3 inches. His wife carries a piece that is 4.56x10-2. How big are their pieces of food combined?

a)

4.326 x 10-2

b)

1.06704 x 10-4

c)

1.948 x 101

d)

4.794 x 10-2

10.

Jilly Johnson is a fantastic jelly-band bracelet maker. Jilly used 3.73 x 103 bands last month and this month she used 2.87 x 103 bands. How many total bands has she used in the past months

a)

6.6 x 103

b)

8.6 x 102

c)

1.07051 x 107

d)

1.29965 x 100