Conversions
Convert 0.009 into scientific notation
9 x 10-3
Sum, altogether, and total are all terms that hint to what operation?
addition
(5.2 x 106) x (6.244 x 108)
3.24688 x 1015
The diameter of Mars is about 6.8 x 103 kilometers. The diameter of Earth is approximately 1.2763 x 104 kilometers. About how much greater is Earths diameter than the diameter of Mars? Express your answer in standard form.
a0=
1
Convert 6.78 x 10-3 to standard form
0.00678
4.5679 x 105 + 3.77267 x 108
Express answer in Scientific Notation
3.7772379 x 108
(2.88 x 103) x (4.2 x 10-2)
1.2096 x 102
2-4
1/16
aman=
am+n
T/F
If our standard form is a decimal, our exponent is positive
False
The statue of liberty is about 1.5108 x 102 feet tall from the base of the torch. The pedestal is 1.54 x 102 feet tall. Together, how tall is the Statue of Liberty from the foundation of the pedestal to the top of the torch? Write in Scientific Notation
3.0508 x 102 feet
The mass of one molecule of oxygen is 5.3 x 10-23 grams. What is the mass of 30,000 molecules? Express answer in scientific notation.
1.59 x 10-18 grams
-62
-36
(am)n=
amn
Convert 0.000216 to scientific notation
2.16 x 10-4
In 2006, about 1.9 x 107 people visited Blue Ridge Parkway. That same year, about 9.3 x 106 people visited Great Smoky Mountains National Park. How many more people visited Blue Ridge Parkway than Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2006?
9.7 x 10 6
7.26 x 1030 / 2.2 x 103
3.3 x 1027
24x4 or 16x4
am/an=
am-n
Convert .000000987654 to scientific notation
9.87654 x 10-7
In 2006, the US had a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of 1.313 x 1013. The United Kingdom had a GDP of 1.93 x 1012. What were the combined GDPs of the US and the UK in 2006?
1.506 x 1013
A queen ant lays 1.83 x 106 eggs over a period of 30 days. Assuming she lays the same number of eggs each day, Jennifer computes that the queen ant lays 5.49 x107 eggs per day. Is Jennifer correct? Explain
She is incorrect, she multiplied instead of dividing.
(2x3y8)-4
2-4x-12y-32
1/24x12y32
a-n=
1/an