Word Problems
Scientific Notation
Powers of 10
Comparing and Ordering Numbers
Word Problems
100

A diver is at -12.5 feet below sea level. She rises 4.8 feet. What is her new position?

-7.7 feet

100

What is 

6.2×103 written in standard form

6,200

100

What is 103

1,000

100

Which of the following rational numbers is between 1/9 and 12%?

A. 0.110

B. 0.108

C. 0.011

D. 0.113

D. 0.113

100

Reese estimates the product of three mixed numbers: 6 3/4,  4 8/9,  and 1 5/6  by multiplying 7, 5, and 2. Would Reese’s estimate be more or less than the actual product?

It would be more than the actual product because he rounded up.

200

The temperature was -3.4°C in the morning and increased by 8.9°C by afternoon. What was the afternoon temperature?

5.5°C

200

 What is 7.02×10-6  written in standard form.

0.00000702

200

A science lab needs 4 × 104 bacteria. How many bacteria is that?

40,000

200

Which is greater?

 -0.25  Or  -0.2

-0.2

200

Carlos is making five cakes. One cake requires 1/4of a cup sugar. How much sugar will he need to make all five cakes?

1 1/4  or 5/4

300

A student had $15.75 in a lunch account. She spent $8.90 and then added $5.25. What is the new balance?

$12.10

300

Order these numbers in scientific notation by descending order.

5.2×106, 4.98×107, 5.02×106, 4.9×107

4.98 X 107, 4.9 X 107 , 5.2 x 106, 5.02 x 106

300

Which of the following are also equivalent to 10-3?

A. 1000

B. (1/1000)3

C. (1/10)3

D. 0.001

C & D

300

Order from least to greatest:

-1.3, 0.8, -0.7, 1.2

-1.3, -0.7, 0.8, 1.2

300

Jenny's family is renting a vacation home for their family. They are offering a holiday special rate of $250 for three days and each additional day has a rate  of $100 per day. If Jenny's family is going to rent a vacation home for 5 days, how much will they spend?

$450

400

An elevator starts on floor -6. It goes up 13 floors and then down 4 floors. Where does it end?

Floor 3

400

Write this number in scientific notation.

7,820,000

7.82 x 106

400

 True or False 

(1/10)-5   is equal to 0.00001

FALSE 


That would be (1/10)5

400

− 262%, 13.125, 243%,  13.17


Put these numbers in ascending order

-262%, 243%, 13.125, 13.17

400

There are 20 students in Ms. Settle's class.  3/4 of the class owns a cell phone. Of the group who owns a cell phone 1/5 of them have social media.  How many students have a cell phone and social media?

3 students

500

A hiker is at an elevation of 1.8 miles above sea level. She descends 2.3 miles. What is her new elevation?

-0.5 miles

500

Order the following numbers from least to greatest:

3.5×10−4, 2.9×10−3, 4.1×10−5, 8.2×10−4

4.1×10−5, 3.5×10−4, 8.2×10−4, 2.9×10−3

500

What is 1/10000 in expanded form?

1/10 x 1/10 x 1/10 x 1/10

500

Put these numbers in ascending order

1/3,   -3,  30%, 3.0

-3, 30%, 1/3, 3.0

500

Queens Lake Bakery shop has a large variety of cupcakes. The shops menu is 1/8 chocolate and 1/4 vanilla. What fraction of their cupcakes are neither chocolate or vanilla?

5/8

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