Worksheet: Scientific Notation - Key

Name _______________ Period ____

1. Convert the following numbers to scientific notation.

a) 0.00800
b) 1680000
c) 0.00000050020
d) 3893
e) 7

2. Convert the following numbers into standard form.

a) 3.5 x 10-3
b) 8.1 x 104

c) 9.900 x 106
d) 1.0 x 10-5
e) 2 x 100

3. Perform the following calculations on your calculator. Write your answers in

both standard form and scientific notation. Rounding numbers using scientific
notation can be a bit confusing especially when adding or subtracting. Therefore
on this assignment you only need to round to significant digits for the
multiplication and division problems.

a) 3.8 x 105 + 4.5 x 105

b) 4.2 x 109 + 9.8 x 108
c) (7.0 x 104) (6.0 x 104)
d) (8.2 x 10-5) (3.7 x 109)
e) 8.35 x 108 ÷ 3.2 x 103
f) 2.15 x 103 ÷ 8.2 x 10-3
g) 1.8 x 108 − 5.6 x 107
h) 9.9 x 10-5 − 9.9 x 10-6
i) (3.99 x 103) (9.78 x 10-7) ÷ 3.7 x 107