Scientific Notation
Multiply
Divide
Power
Mixed Problems
100

Write -42,065 in scientific notation

-4.2065 x 104

100

Simplify:

5^3 * 5^5

5^8

100

Use the quotient rule for exponents to divide:

7^4 / 7^3


7

100

Use the power rule to simplify (leave as exponent):

(14^2)^3


14^6

100

Use the exponent rules to simplify:

(x^3)^2 * x^1


x^7

200

What is 4.5 x 10-4 in standard form?

.00045

200

Use the product rule for exponents to multiply:

x^3*x^2*x^7*y^4*y^3

x^12*y^7

200

Use the quotient rule to divide:

(k^3)/( k^2)


k

200

Use the power rule to simplify:

(v^3)^4


v^12

200

Use the exponent rules to simplify:

(x^2 * x^2) / (x^2)


x^2

300

Which one is greater: 4.3 x102 or 2.1 x 103?

2.1 x 103

300

Use the product rule for exponents to multiply:

k^7 * k


k^8

300

Use the quotient rule to divide:

(x^2y^5)/(xy^3)

xy^2

300

Use the power rule to simplify:

(2^3y^4)^3


2^9y^12

300

Use the exponent rules to simplify:

(2xy^3 * 3xy)^2

Use the exponent rules to simplify:

36x^4y^8

400

The speed of light in a vacuum is 299,792,458 meters per second.  Wtten in scientific notation,  what is the best approximation of the speed of light?

3 x 108

400

Use the product rule for exponents to multiply:

x^4 * x^3 * x^2


x^9

400

Use the quotient rule to simplify:

(x^2y^4)/(xy^2)

(xy^2)

400

Use the power rule to simplify:

(x^2y^-3)^2


x^4/y^6

400

Use the exponent rules to simplify:

(x^3y^4)^3*(xy^2)^2

x^11y^16

500

City X has a population of 3 x 105 and city Y has a population of 6 x 106.  About how many times bigger is city Y to city X?

About 20 times bigger

500

Use the product rule for exponents to multiply:

17dq^3r^2 * 2d^3qr^3


34d^4q^4r^5

500

Use the quotient rule for exponents to divide:

(x^10y^9)/(x^4y^4 * x^4y^3)


(x^y^2)

500

Use the power rule to simplify:

(5^2yx^2)^-4


1/(5^8y^4x^8)

500

Use the exponent rules to simplify:

(4b^2c^3 * 3bc^5) / (6b^3c^10)


2/c^2