Standard to scientific
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Scientific to Standard
100

452,300,000

4.523 X 108

100

Scientific notation is when a number is written as the product of a factor and an integer power of 10 

true 

100

1.9 ×  10-9  And 5.3 × 10-9

5.3 X10-9 is greater

100

In the year 2000, the population of Rahway, New Jersey, was 26,500. Write this number in scientific notation.

2.65 × 104

100

1.03 X 107

10300000

200

0.000000569

5.69 X10-7

200

The radius of the Earth, , is expressed as  in scientific notation

true

200
  • Compare 9.7×1012  And  9,700,000,000,000.

equal

200

The speed of light is about 1.86 × 105 miles per second. Write this number in standard notation.

186,000 mi per s

200

1.08 X 10-4

0.000108

300

3650 X 673000 

2.4455X108

300

When converting to standard notation, a negative exponent means the decimal point should move to the left

False

300

COMPARE

 5×10−3  And  5×10−8


5×10−3  is greater than   5×10−8

300

One nanometer is 1.0 × 1 0-5 meter. Write this number in standard notation.

0.000000001 m

300

(3.6X108 )X (5.7 X 10-3)

2.052 X 106

400

0.000025÷0.02 

1.25X10-3

400

3.51X106 is greater than 3510000

False 

400

(3.56 X 10-3 ) X (2.65 X106)  And 

9.6725 X 105

9.6725 X 105

400

A human heart beats an average of 80 beats per minute. How many beats is this in an hour? Express your answer in scientific notation.

4.8 x 103 beats

400

((4.05X107) X (1.32 X 103)) - 44500 

5.346X1010

500

(0.0000035 X150000000) ÷ 14000+1534 = 

1.5320375 X 10-3

500

236 cannot be written in scientific notation 

False 

500

Order from the greatest to the least

1.03 X 107

1.83 X 106

7.15 X 106

1.06 X 107

1.06

1.03

7.15

1.83

500

In 2013 the Los Angeles Dodgers opening day payroll was about $2.16 × 108 and the Houston Astros opening day payroll was about $2.4 × 107.  How much higher was the Dodgers’ payroll?

1.92X108

500

(5.25 X 105) X (3.25X10-5)

17.0625