Operations with Scientific Notation

SF to SN

100

Convert 5,000 to scientific notation.

5 x 10³

200

Express 0.0032 in scientific notation.

3.2 x 10^-3

300

Write 720,000,000 in scientific notation.

7.2 x 10⁸

400

Convert 96000 to scientific notation

9.6 x 10^4

500

Convert 0.00000023 to scientific notation

2.3 x 10^-7

SN to SF

100

Convert 7.2 x 10^3 to standard form

7,200

200

Write 4.56 x 10^-2 in standard form.

0.0456

300

Express 1.8 x 10^9 in standard form.

1,800,000,000

400

Change 2.45 x 10^-5 to standard form.

0.0000245

500

Convert 6.7 x 10^6 to standard form.

6,700,000

+ and -

100

 Add 4.5 x 10^4 and 2.7 x 10^3.

*ANSWER MUST BE IN SCIENTIFIC NOTATION*

 4.77*10^4

200

Subtract 3.2 x 10^5 from 8.9 x 10^5.

*ANSWER MUST BE IN SCIENTIFIC NOTATION*

-5.7 × 10⁵

300

Calculate (6.4 x 10^4) + (3.2 x 10^3).

*ANSWER MUST BE IN SCIENTIFIC NOTATION*

6.72*10^4

400

 Find the result of (5.6 x 10^7) - (3.8 x 10^5)

*ANSWER MUST BE IN SCIENTIFIC NOTATION*

5.562 × 10⁷

500

Add (2.3 x 10^6) and (4.5 x 10^5)

*ANSWER MUST BE IN SCIENTIFIC NOTATION*

2.75 × 10⁶

X and /

100

Multiply 2.3 x 10^4 by 4.5 x 10^2.

*ANSWER MUST BE IN SCIENTIFIC NOTATION*

1.035*10^7

200

Divide 8.1 x 10^6 by 3 x 10^3.

*ANSWER MUST BE IN SCIENTIFIC NOTATION*

2.7 X 10³

300

Calculate (5 x 10^3) * (2 x 10^2).

*ANSWER MUST BE IN SCIENTIFIC NOTATION*

1*10^6

400

 Find the result of (3 x 10^5) / (1.5 x 10^2).

*ANSWER MUST BE IN SCIENTIFIC NOTATION*

2 x 10³

500

Multiply (6 x 10^4) by (2 x 10^3).

*ANSWER MUST BE IN SCIENTIFIC NOTATION*

1.2 x 10⁸

Word Problems

100

 A hummingbird flaps its wings approximately 2.4x10⁵ times in an hour. How many times would it flap its wings in a day?

5.76 x 10^{6 times}

200

The distance from Columbus, Ohio to Atlanta, Georgia by car is approximately 2.94x10⁶ feet. The distance from Los Angeles, California to Dallas, Texas by car is approximately 7.58x10⁶ feet. Which distance is greater? How much greater?

LA to Dallas, 4.64 x 10^{6 ft}

300

Which is bigger? 3.7 x 10⁷ or 8.5 x 10⁴?

3.7 x 10⁷

400

A restaurant is running a commercial every day on TV that will reach 50,000 customers each day. How many customers will watch the commercial in a week? 

ANSWER MUST BE IN SCIENTIFIC NOTATION

3.5 X 10⁵

500

Bill flies to Rome in a plane traveling 550 miles per hour. The flight is non stop and takes 18 hours. How far she he flown?

ANSWER MUST BE IN SCIENTIFIC NOTATION

9.9 X 10³