Exponents
Laws of Exponents
Scientific Notation
Operations w/ Scientific Notation
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100
Write 4x4x4x4x4x4x4 in exponential form.
4^7
100
Evaluate: (2^2)^3
4^3 = 64 or 2^6 = 64
100
Is the following expression written in scientific notation? If not, explain why. 3.25 + 10^-7
No, it should be multiplied, not added.
100
Solve the expression. Write your answer in scientific notation. (3.7 x 10^9) + (9.04 x 10^9)
12.74 x 10^9 = 1.274 x 10^10
100

Is -2^8 the same answer as (-2)^8? Explain.

No, without parentheses () the answer will be negative, with them the answer will be positive.

200
Write 3^5 in expanded Form.
3x3x3x3x3
200
Simplify: (4y)^3
64y^3
200
The mass of Jupiter is approximately 1,900,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg. Write the mass of Jupiter in scientific notation.
1.9 x 10^27
200
Solve the expression. Write your answer in scientific notation. (8.45 x 10^-7) - (6.9 x 10^-7)
1.55 x 10^-7
200

Shelly's work is shown below: (5^4)(5^-3) = 5 Is Shelly correct? Explain.

Yes, 4+-3 = 1. 5^1=5

300
Evaluate the expression, (-3)^3
-27
300
Simplify: (x^5)(x^9)
x^14
300
The mass of a Monarch butterfly is about 9.5 x 10^-3. Write this number in standard form.
.0095
300
The surface of the Earth is water and land. The approximate total surface area of Earth is 5.1 x 10^8 km2 and the approximate total surface area of water is 361,000,000 km2. About how much of Earth's surface area is land?
1.49 x 10^8
300

Is the following number written in scientific notation? Why or why not? 13.79 x 10^7

No, 13.79 is greater than or equal to 10.

400
Evaluate the expression, (149)^0
1
400
Simplify: (36x^4y^3)/(6xy^2)
6x^3y
400
The size of the Sahara desert is about 3.629 x 10^6 square miles and the Arabian desert is about 9 x 10^5 square miles. Which desert is larger? Explain how you know.
Sahara, because the exponent is bigger.
400

After Becca's half marathon, her FitBit showed 23,530 steps, while Alex recorded 2.42 x 10^4 steps after the same race. What is the combined amount of their steps in scientific notation?

5.778 x 10^4

500
Evaluate the expression, 9^-2
1/81
500
Simplify: (5x^2)^3/(7y^9)^0
125x^6
500
The size of the four oceans, in square km, is shown below. List the oceans from smallest to largest. Pacific Ocean - 1.7965 x 10^8, Arctic Ocean - 1.323 x 10^7, Atlantic Ocean - 1.061 x 10^8, Indian Ocean - 7.49 x 10^7
Arctic, Indian, Atlantic, Pacific
500

Last month, Levi had written 125 words of his book. This month, he is up to 12,580 words. How many total words has he written? Write your answer in scientific notation.

1.2705 x 10^4