Worksheet #3: Scientific Notation Name___________________

KEY

Express these numbers in scientific notation.

-3 4
2.3 × 10 1.4 × 10
1. 0.0023 _____________ 4. 14,000 _____________
-1 -5
2.58 × 10 3.6 × 10
2. 0.258 _____________ 5. 0.000036_____________

1 0
3. 10.236 _____________
1.0236 × 10 6. 2.52 _____________
2.52 × 10

Express these numbers in decimal notation.

1. 4.36 x 102_____________
436 4. 1.45 x 10-2_____________
0.0145

2. 3.40 x 10-3 _____________

0.00340 5. 5.02 x 104 _____________
50200

267000 0.000000121
3. 2.67 x 105 _____________ 6. 1.21 x 10-7 _____________

Use your calculator to solve the following. Be sure to express your answer in
scientific notation even if your calculator does not.

8.0 × 103
1. (3.0 x 103) + (5.0 x 103) _____________

1.7 × 108
2. (6.9 x 103)(2.455 x 104) _____________

(4.3 x 109 )(3.1 x 10-3 ) 2.7 × 101

3. _____________
(5.0214 x 105 )

-3
1.4 × 10
4. (4.58 x 10-5) ÷ (3.2 x 10-2) _____________

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