Indices and Standard Form

Practice Questions

b5
1. Given that  b n , find the value of n. [5]
b  b
4 3

1

 x 2
2. (a) Simplify   . [1]
9
40
(b) Find the value of n, given that 2 23   2n . [1]
16

3. (a) Expressing your answers as powers of 4, find

1
(i) [1]
64
(ii) 4 2  28 [1]
3
(iii) 16 [1]
1
(b) Find the value of n, given that 2 n  2 5   1. [1]
23

4. (a) Calculate
4
1
(i)   [1]
3
2
(ii) 8  8 03
[1]
(b) Simplify 24 x 5  8x 2 . [1]

5. The thickness of a sweet wrapper is 3  10 5 m .

Evaluate the thickness of 7 sweet wrappers, giving your answer in standard
form. [1]

6. The mass of a neon atom is approximately 3.35  10 23 g .

(a) Express this mass in kilograms, giving your answer in standard form. [1]
(b) A cylinder contains 6  10 24 atoms of neon. Find the mass of neon in the
cylinder, leaving your answer in kilograms using decimal notation (not
standard form). [1]

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Practice Questions

7. The total number of participants in a marathon is 1.2  10 4 .

There are 8 10 3 male participants.
(a) What fraction of the participants is male?
Give your answer in its simplest form. [1]
(b) Find the number of female participants, giving your answer in standard
form. [1]

8. The world’s population is predicted to reach 1.39  1010 by 2090.

(a) 1.39  1010 can be expressed as n billion. Find n. [1]
(b) The world’s population was 6.9  10 9 in 2010. Find how much the
population is predicted to increase from 2010 to 2090, giving your answer
in standard form. [1]

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