Scientific Notation
Is the following number written in scientific notation? If not, explain why.
3.7 x 102
Yes, it is written in scientific notation.
What is the product of (6 x 104)(9.1 x 103) written in scientific notation?
5.46 x 108
2.4 x 109 / 2 x 105
1.2 x 104
(1.5 x 106) + (4.2 x 105)
1.92 x 106
(7.73 x 105) - (5.3 x 104)
7.2 x 105
Midory had 0.0085 pounds of chocolate. This weight written in scientific notation is:
8.5 x 10-3
Nigel lives 1.06 x 106 feet away from his grandmother. There are approximately 5.3 x 103 feet in a mile. In scientific notation, how many miles are between Nigel's home and his grandmother's home?
5.618 x 109 miles
6.4 x 107 / 3.2 x 10-4
2 x 1011
(1.3 x 105) + (1.3 x 108)
1.3013 x 108
(1.4 x 107) - (1.2 x 108)
-1.06 x 108
The mass of a Monarch butterfly is about 9.5 x 10-3. Write this number in standard form.
.0095
There were approximately 3.3 x 108 people in the United States in 2018. The average person consumed about 7.1 x 101 grams of sugar each day. Approximately how much sugar was consumed in the USA per week in 2018? Write your answer in scientific notation.
1.6401 x 1011
Florida has a population of approximately 2 x 107 people. The population of the United States is approximately 3 x 108 people. About how many times greater is the population of the United States than the population of Florida?
1.5 x 101
Owen weighed 3 different bugs. What is the weight of all three bugs combined?
Fly: 2.5 x 10-4 ounces
Spider: 7.1 x 10-5 ounces
Bee: 4 x 10-3 ounces
4.321 x 10-3
The diameter of Mars is about 6.8 x 103 km. The diameter of Earth is about 1.2763 x 104 km. About how much greater is Earth's diameter than the diameter of Mars?
5.963 x 103 km