Standard Form Questions

Part A 4. 7.42 x 106 megabyte, 210 megabytes in a 4. ( 3.1 ×105 ) × ( 4 ×10 6 )

5. 1.1111 x 103 gigabyte and 210 gigabytes in a
Express the following numbers in 6. 1.5 x 10-1
5. ( 6 × 101 ) × ( 7 ×102 )
terabyte. The size of the internet is
Standard Form. 7. 3.01 x 10-4 6. ( 9 × 10−3 ) × ( 8.1 ×107 )
approximately 5 x 106 terabytes.
1. 300
8. 9.89 x 10-6
How many bits are there on the 7. ( 1.2 ×1010 ) × ( 9 × 10−2 )
9. 3.456 x 10-7
2. 5,100 internet (in Standard Form)?
10. 1.234 x 10-1 7
3. 72,040.4 9 ×10
Part D 8. 4
4. 119,988.7 Part C 3× 10
5. 6,320,110
6. 1,000,100,000 1. Light travels approximately Bob the Rubbish Mathematician has
9
failed to put these numbers in 2× 10
7. 8,108,136 300,000,000 metres each second. A 9.
8. 77,012 Standard Form correctly. Fix them 1× 102
light year is the total distance
9. 1.72
travelled by light in one year. up.
10. 34.7 1 ×105
Assuming there are 365 days in a 1. 30 ×103 10.
11. 0.001
year, determine a light year, 4 × 103
12. 0.00034 2. 400 × 109
13. 0.9 expressing your answer in Standard
3. 0.1 ×107 1× 10
5
14. 0.801 Form (and with the correct unit!). 11.
4. 33 ×10−9 5× 10
7
15. 0.01087
16. 0.00009
2. The radius of the Earth is 4.0075 x 5. 4210 × 101
17. 0.031 104 km. 6. 0.092 ×10−3 2× 10
3
12. −4
18. 0.000000701 7. 0.0002 ×103 8 ×10
a. What is the circumference of
19. 0.00008632
the Earth in metres, in
20. 0.11 Part E
Standard Form? 7.1× 105
13.
Part B b. How many times can light fully Determine the result of these 2.2× 109
encircle the Earth per second? following multiplications and
Express the following numbers as an −3
divisions. 1.1 ×10
ordinary value. 3. A ‘bit’ is the smallest unit of space 14. −4
4.8 ×10
in computing (holding a ‘0’ or ‘1’ 1. ( 3 ×10 4 ) × ( 3 ×10 4 )
1. 3 x 102
value). There are 8 bits in a byte, 210
2. 4.71 x 103 2. ( 1 ×102 ) × ( 4.2× 103 )
3. 2.401 x 105 bytes in a kilobyte, 210 kilobytes in a
3. ( 2 ×10−2) × ( 4 × 104 )
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Standard Form Questions - ANSWERS

Part A expressing your answer in Standard many bits are there on the internet
Form (and with the correct unit!). (in Standard Form)?
Express the following numbers in
15
¿ 4.4 ×1019 bits
Standard Form. ¿ 9.4608 ×10
Part B
1. 300 ¿ 3 ×102
2. 5,100¿ 5.1× 103 Express the following numbers as an
ordinary value.
3. 72,040.4¿ 7.20404 ×10 4
4. 119,988.7¿ 1.19988 7 ×105 1. 3 x 102¿ 300 2. The radius of the Earth is
6
5. 6,320,110¿ 6.32011× 1 0 2. 4.71 x 10 ¿ 4710
3
6378.1km.
6. 1,000,100,000 ¿ 1.0001× 10 9 3. 2.401 x 105¿ 240100
7. 8,108,136 4. 7.42 x 106¿ 7420000 a. What is the circumference of
6 5. 1.1111 x 103¿ 1111.1 the Earth in metres, in Standard
¿ 8.108136 ×10
6. 1.5 x 10-1¿ 0.15 Form? Part D
8. 77,012¿ 7.7023 ×104
7
9. 1.72¿ 1.72× 1 01
7. 3.01 x 10-4¿ 0.000301 ¿ 4.0075 ×10 m
8. 9.89 x 10-6¿ 0.00000989 b. How many times can light fully Bob the Rubbish Mathematician has
10. 34.7¿ 3.47 ×102 failed to put these numbers in
9. 3.456 x 10-7 encircle the Earth per second?
11. 0.001¿ 1× 10−3 Standard Form correctly. Fix them
¿ 0.0000003456 = 7.48 times
12. 0.00034¿ 3.4 ×10−4 10. 1.234 x 10-1¿ 0.1234 up.
13. 0.9¿ 9 ×10−1 3. A ‘bit’ is the smallest unit of space
Part C in computing (holding a ‘0’ or ‘1’ 1. 30 ×103 ¿ 3 ×10 4
14. 0.801¿ 8.01 ×10−1
value). There are 8 bits in a byte, 210 2. 400 × 109=4 ×1011
15. 0.01087¿ 1.087 ×10−2
1. Light travels approximately bytes in a kilobyte, 210 kilobytes in a 3. 0.1 ×107 =1× 106
16. 0.00009¿ 9 ×10−5 300,000,000 metres each second. A megabyte, 210 megabytes in a 4. 33 ×10−9=3.3 ×10−8
17. 0.031¿ 3.1 ×10−2 light year is the total distance gigabyte and 210 gigabytes in a 5. 4210 × 101=4.21 ×10 4
18. 0.000000701¿ 7.01× 10−7 travelled by light in one year. terabyte. The size of the internet is 6. 0.092 ×10−3 =9.2 ×10−5
19. 0.00008632¿ 8.632 ×10−5 Assuming there are 365 days in a approximately 5 x 106 terabytes. How 7. 0.0002 ×103=2×10−1
20. 0.11¿ 1.1× 10−1 year, determine a light year,

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Part E 1× 10 −3
11. 7
=2 ×10
5× 10
Determine the result of these
following multiplications and
2× 103 6
divisions. 12. −4
=2.5 ×10
8 ×10
1. ( 3 ×10 4 ) × ( 3 ×10 4 )=9 ×108
2. 7.1× 105 −4
13. 9
=3.23× 10
( 1 ×102 ) × ( 4.2× 103 )=4.2× 105 2.2× 10
3. 14.
−3
( 2 ×10−2) × ( 4 × 104 ) =8 ×102 1.1 ×10
−4
=2.29 ×100 ∨2.29
4. 4.8 ×10
( 3.1 ×105 ) × ( 4 ×10 6 )=1.24 × 1012
5.
( 6 × 101 ) × ( 7 ×102 ) =4.2 ×104
6.
( 9 × 10−3 ) × ( 8.1 ×107 ) =7.20 ×105
7.
( 1.2 ×1010 ) × ( 9 × 10−2 )=1.08 ×10 9

9 ×107 3
8. 4
=3 × 10
3× 10

9
2× 10
9. 2
=2× 107
1× 10

1 ×105 1
10. 3
=2.5× 10
4 × 10

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