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Scientific Notation (using a calculator) 4103

Q1 Perform these calculations using a calculator. Q1 ANSWERS

Give your answers as basic numerals. A) 0.000 006
B) 0.000 72
(i) 2
(2.4 × 10 ) × (3 × 10 ) 3 2.8 × 10 2
(vii) C) 0.002 25
1.4 × 10 2 D) 0.036
E) 0.06
(ii) (3.5 × 103 ) × (2.2 × 10 4 ) 2
9.24 × 10 F) 0.77
(viii) −3
1.2 × 10 G) 2
(iii) (8 × 10 − 2 ) × (4.5 × 10 −1 ) H) 3.6
I) 720
5.46 × 10 − 3
5
(iv) (1.5 × 10 ) × (4.8 × 10 −2
) (ix) J) 7 200
9.1 × 10 2
K) 20 000
L) 72 000
(v) (1.98 × 105 ) ÷ (5.5 × 10 4 ) (4.5 × 10 4 ) × (1.9 × 10 − 2 ) M) 720 000
(x) 5
3.8 × 10 N) 770 000
2 −5
(vi) (1.872 × 10 ) ÷ (2.6 × 10 ) O) 7 200 000
P) 22 500 000
Q) 77 000 000
R) 360 000 000
Q2 Express the answers to the following in scientific notation correct
to 3 significant figures:
(i) 0.005 2 × 2.976

(ii) 479 000 × 65.2

(iii) 0.003 7 × 0.000 56

(iv) 50.73 × 2 488 376

Q2 ANSWERS
(v) 956.8 × 2 376 928 A) 2.07 × 10 −6 N) 2.45 × 10 9
B) 3.12 × 10 5 O) 2.27 × 1010
(vi) 0.000 279 × 0.000 096 3 C) 2.69 × 10 −8 P) 1.47 × 10 6
D) 1.55 × 10 − 2 Q) 2.69 × 10 −7
2.8 × 108
(vii) E) 2.27 × 10 8 R) 7.39 × 10 −1
1.9 × 10 2
F) 1.26 × 10 7 S) 6.55 × 10 −16
2
9.24 × 10 G) 2.45 × 10 5 T) 1.26 × 10 9
(viii) −3
1.25 × 10 H) 1.47 × 1010 U) 1.47 × 10 9
I) 1.55 × 10 3 V) 2.45 × 10 4
5.956 × 10 − 3
(ix) J) 7.39 × 10 5 W) 2.27 × 10 9
9.1 × 1012
K) 6.55 × 10 8 X) 6.55 × 10 −14
(4.8 × 10 9 ) × (1.96 × 10 − 2 ) L) 2.07 × 10 − 4 Y) 7.39 × 10 4
(x)
3.84 × 10 2 M) 1.26 × 10 8 Z) 3.12 × 10 7

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