Standard Form

1. Write these numbers in standard form:

(a) 827
(b) 17 632
(c) 1000 000
(d) 846 000 000 000
2. Write these numbers in standard form:
(a) 0.0001
(b) 0.03 784
(c) 0.000 000 078
(d) 0.03
3. Write these numbers out in full:
(a) 4.5 x 107
(b) 6.981 x 103
(c) 9 x 10-10
(d) 3.192 x 104
(e) 4.731 x 10-8
4. The population of China is estimated at 1100 000 000. Write this in standard
form
5. A hydrogen atom weighs
0.000 000 000 000 000 000 000 001 67 grams.
Write this in standard form
6. The area of the surface of the earth is 510 000 000km2
Express this in standard form.
7. The speed of light is 300 000km/s. Express this speed in m/s and cm/s using
standard form.
8. If the number 8.93 x 1015 is written out in full, how many zeros follow the 3?
9. If the number 5.61 x 10-17 is written out in full, how many zeros would there be
between the decimal point and the first significant figure
NOTE: For significant figures you start counting with the first
non-zero digit

Now calculate the following, and see if you can see a pattern with the indices
10. (1.4 x 107) x ( 3.4 x 1010)
11. (1.86 x 1011) x (3.21 x 104)
12. (4.22 x 108) x (1.37 x 108)
13. (2.6 x 1030) x (3.4 x 1020)
14. (6 x 1015) x (3 x 104)
15. (3.61 x 103) x (4 x 107)
16. (4.1 x 105) x (2.39 x 1025)

Extension

1. (3.1 x 1015) 2
2. (2.1 x 1020) x (3.7 x 10-10)
3. If x = 2 x 1015 and y = 3 x 1012
Calculate the multiplication xy (x times y) without using a calculator