Exponents
What expression is equal to the following?
1/10 x 10
A. 0.01
B. -100
C. 0.1
A. 0.01
Which of the following is equivalent to 10-2?
A. -1/10
B. 1/100
C. 1/10
B. 1/100
How do you write the standard number 0.0088 in scientific notation?
A. 88 x 10-2
B. 8.8 x 10-3
C. 8.8 x 10-5
B. 8.8 x 10-3
The speed of light is 1.86 × 105 miles per second. If the distance between the Sun and Earth is 9.3 × 107 miles, how long does it take sunlight to reach Earth?
A. 2 seconds
B. 0.002 seconds
C. 500 seconds
C. 500 seconds
Which number completes the following pattern?
103 = 1,000
102 = 100
101 = 10
100 = 1
10-1 = ?
10-2 = 0.01
10-3 = 0.001
A. 1/10
B. 1/1,000
C. 1/10,000
A. 1/10
Which of the following is equivalent to 10-3?
A. -1/1,000
B. 1/100
C. 1/1,000
C. 1/1,000
Order the following numbers written in scientific notation from greatest to least:
4.9 × 108, 6.2 × 106, 9.4 × 108, 2.6 × 106
A. 9.4 × 108, 4.9 × 108, 6.2 × 106, 2.6 × 106
B. 6.2 × 106, 2.6 × 106, 9.4 × 108, 4.9 × 108
C. 2.6 × 106, 6.2 × 106, 9.4 × 108, 4.9 × 108,
A. 9.4 × 108, 4.9 × 108, 6.2 × 106, 2.6 × 106
The speed of light is 186,000 miles per second. What is this speed in scientific notation?
A. 1.86 × 105 miles per second
B. 0.186 × 106 miles per second
C. 186 × 103 miles per second
A. 1.86 × 105 miles per second
Which of the following is equivalent to 1/102?
A. 0.01
B. -0.01
C. -0.1
A. 0.01
Which of the following is equivalent to 10-1?
A. 10
B. -10
C. 1/10
C. 1/10
Select the correct symbol.
8.3 x 10-5 ? 8.30 x 10-5
A. =
B. >
A. =
Directions: Select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.
An ice cream company produces approximately 6 × 105 half-gallons of strawberry ice cream a month. At the same time, they produce approximately 1 × 106 half-gallons of vanilla ice cream. Using this information, complete the statement.
The ice cream company produces approximately ______ times as much vanilla ice cream as strawberry ice cream.
A. 1/5
B. 6
C. 1/6
D. 1/2
E. 2
F. 5
E. 2
Which of the following is equivalent to 10-4?
A. 1/10,000
B. -1/1,000
C. -1/100
A. 1/10,000
Which number completes the following pattern?
102 = 100
101 = 10
100 = 1
10-1 = 0.1
10-2 = 0.01
10-3 = 0.001
10-4 = ?
A. 1/100
B. 1/10,000
C. 1/10
B. 1/10,000
Which list is in order from largest to smallest?
A. 3.4 x 10-4, 3.9 × 10-3, 3.9 × 10-4
B. 3.9 × 10-3, 3.9 × 10-4, 3.4 × 10-4
C. 3.4 × 10-4, 3.9 × 10-4, 3.9 × 10-3
B. 3.9 × 10-3, 3.9 × 10-4, 3.4 × 10-4
Order the following numbers written in scientific notation from least to greatest:
2.6 × 10-5, 9.6 × 10-5, 8.6 × 10-5, 3.6 × 10-5
A. 9.6 × 10-5, 8.6 × 10-5, 3.6 × 10-5, 2.6 × 10-5
B. 2.6 × 10-5, 8.6 × 10-5, 3.6 × 10-5, 9.6 × 10-5
C. 2.6 × 10-5, 3.6 × 10-5, 8.6 × 10-5, 9.6 × 10-5
C. 2.6 × 10-5, 3.6 × 10-5, 8.6 × 10-5, 9.6 × 10-5
Which of the following is equivalent to 1/103?
A. -102
B. 10-3
C. -10-2
B. 10-3
Which of the following is equivalent to 0.1?
A. 10-1
B. 101
C. 10-2
A. 10-1
Which list is in order from largest to smallest?
A. 2.7 × 10-4, 2.2 × 10-5, 2.7 × 10-5
B. 2.7 × 10-4, 2.7 × 10-5, 2.2 × 10-5
C. 2.2 × 10-5, 2.7 × 10-5, 2.7 × 10-4
B. 2.7 × 10-4, 2.7 × 10-5, 2.2 × 10-5
Select the correct symbol.
3.5 × 10-4 ? 9.9 × 10-6
A. >
B. =
A. >