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 Learn
Standard Form
 Standard Form

• To write numbers in standard form

• To calculate with numbers in standard form

• To use a calculator in standard form calculations

Standard Form

Standard Form Calculator Multiply Divide

Power of 10
O1 To write numbers in standard form

Think back..
You need to understand about powers of 10.
Try these to test your previous knowledge.

10 2
10 3 10-1
105
10 1
10-2
10-3 Remember this?

10 4 10 0

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What is standard form?

Standard Form is used a lot in maths and science as a convenient way

of writing very large, or very small numbers for example:

The distance from the earth to the sun is

149 000 000 km

A hydrogen atom has a diameter of about

0.000 000 2 mm
Large Numbers

Look at how these numbers have been broken down:

500 = 5 × 100 = 5 × 102

5000 = 5 × 1 000 = 5 × 103

50 000 = 5 × 10 000 = 5 × 104

you know how to write these as powers of 10

The Rule!

Standard form is:

×
a number a power
between 1 of ten
and 10

1 0 positive
c l ud in g or n eg a
t in tive
but no
E.g. 45,000 can’t be written as 45 x 1000 = 45 x 10 3
It must be written as 4.5 x 10,000 = 4.5 x 10 4
he Trick!
The trick!
The number of decimal places you have moved it the
number you put 10 to the power of!!
Moved the
decimal in
twice so 102
550 = 5.5 × 10 2
Moved the
decimal four
times so 104
98,000 = 9.8 × 104
Moved the
decimal six

7850000 = 7.85 × 106 times so 106

Small Numbers

Look at how these numbers have been broken down:

0.05 = 5 × 0.01 = 5 × 10-2

0.005 = 5 × 0.001 = 5 × 10-3

0.0005 = 5 × 0.0001 = 5 × 10-4

you know how to write these as negative powers of 10

The Trick!
The trick!
The number of decimal places you have moved it the
number you put 10 to the power of!!
Moved the
decimal back

0.07 = 7 × 10 -2 twice so 10-2

Moved the
decimal back

0.00941 = 9.41 × 10-3

three times
so 10-3
Moved the
decimal back
0.000115 = 1.15 × 10-4 four times so
10-4
onverting to Standard Form
w m a n y ti m e s d o we n e ed to m o v e th e d e c i m a l po i n t u n ti l we ’re i n t he r a n ge 1 to 1 0 ? (e x c l u di n g 10 )

000

931,000,000
.0043
4.3

0.000001001 1.001
 onverting from Standard Form
We just consider how many times we’re multiplying or dividing by 10.

3 x 10 4 3000

1.24 x 10 5 12400

6 x 10 -3 0.00

1.01 x 10 -1 0.10

7.5 x 10 1 7

8.31 x 10 0 8.3
LO2 To calculate with numbers in standard form

Calculate standard form by splitting up each bracket into numbers

and powers

(4 x 105) x (2 x 104)
= 4 x 2 x 10 ×10 5 4
Remember to
= 8 × 109 add the
powers

Is this in
standard
form?
Calculating standard form!

Calculate standard form by splitting up each bracket into numbers

and powers

(5 x 103) x (7 x 104)
= 5 x 7 x 10 ×103 4
Remember to
= 35 × 107 add the
powers

= 3.5 × 10 × 107
= 3.5 × 10
Is this in 8
standard
form?
alculating standard form!

Calculate standard form by splitting up each bracket into numbers

and powers

(8 x 105) ÷ (4 x 102)
= 8 ÷ 4 x 10 ÷ 10 5 2
Remember to
= 2 × 103 subtract the
powers

Is this in
standard form?
Calculating standard form

Calculate standard form by splitting up each bracket into numbers

and powers

(55 x 108) ÷ (5 x 103)

= 55 ÷ 5 x 108 ÷ 103
Remember to
= 11 × 105 subtract the
powers

Is this in
= 1.1 × 10 × 105
standard form?

= 1.1 × 10 6
Complete each question

8 x 10
2 x 10 3 ) x (4 x 10 4 )

4.2 x 10
7 x 10 5 ) x (6 x 10 6 )

8.1 x 10
9 x 10 -2 ) x (9 x 10 -3 )
4 × 105
−2
5 x 10
8 × 10
3 × 10 − 10
−6
8 × 10
square has sides of length
1.296
What is the area of the square?
O3 Standard form with a Calculator
Standard Form on the Calculator

We use button as shown on the

calculator to enter numbers already in
standard form.
Example:
2.6 x 108 2 6 8 =

260 000 000

Calculations Giving your Answer in Standard Form

Example 1: (2.6 x 108) x (4.2 x 106)

= 1.092 x 1015

Example 2: (2.484 x 107) (4.6 x 10-4)

= 5.4 x 1010

If you have a different type of

calculator you may find that you have
different buttons. Use the manual to
find out how to complete standard
form questions.
Work these out using a calculator
 Standard form
tandard Form

By the end of this week’s lessons you should be able to:

1. Write numbers in standard form
2. Calculate with numbers in standard form
3. To use a calculator in standard form calculations

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 LESSON COMPLETE!

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