Exponents
Powers of Ten in Word Problems
Mixed Powers of Ten
Word Problems
Multiplication Practice
100

Write 10 × 10 × 10 as an exponent.

10³

100

Estimate 45 × 10².

4,500

100

Write 100,000 as a power of ten.

10⁵

100

A taxi ride costs $57. If 10 people take the ride, how much total?

$570

100

Multiply: 32 × 40

1,280

200

Which is larger: 10⁴ or 10 × 10 × 10 × 5?

10 × 10 × 10 × 5 = 500 is smaller; 10⁴ = 10,000 is larger.

200

Which is closer to 8,000? 79 × 10² or 8 × 10³?

8 × 10³ = 8,000 is exact.

200

Which is equivalent to 10 × 10 × 10 × 10 × 10?

10⁵ OR 100,000

200

A book costs $38. If 25 students buy one, how much money total?

$950

200

Solve using partial products: 23 × 17

(20 × 10) + (20 × 7) + (3 × 10) + (3 × 7) = 230 + 70 + 30 + 21 = 391

300

Solve 6 × 10³.

6,000

300

A pencil costs $3. What is the cost of 3 × 10² pencils?

3 × 300 = $900

300

82 × 10⁴

820,000

300

A concert ticket is $125. If 48 tickets are sold, how much money?

$6,000

300

Use Box Method 46 × 52 

(40 + 6)(50 + 2) = (40 × 50) + (40 × 2) + (6 × 50) + (6 × 2) = 2,000 + 80 + 300 + 12 = 2,392

400

What does 10⁵ equal?

100,000 OR 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10

400

Write 5 × 10⁴ in standard form.

50,000

400

Which is larger: 6 × 10⁵ or 60 × 10³?

Both = 600,000 (they are equal).

400

Estimate 627 × 38 by rounding.

Round to 600 × 40 = 24,000

400

Multiply: 75 × 104

7,800

500

A number has 6 zeros. Write it as a power of ten.

1,000,000

500

7 × 10⁵ = ______

700,000

500

A stadium seats 25,000 people. Write this number in (powers of ten).

2.5 × 10⁴

500

DOUBLE POINTS!!!!!!!


A factory makes 456 boxes of pencils each day. Each box has 24 pencils. How many pencils in 5 days?

456 × 24 = 10,944 per day → × 5 = 54,720 pencils

500

248 × 36

8,928