(A) Standard Form

3 4 marks

Round off 0.0368 correct to two significant figures

A.

0.03

C.

0.036

B.

0.04

D.

0.037
[2003, No.1]

6.27 104 =
A.

0.0000627

C.

62700

B.

0.000627

D.

6270000
[2003, No.2]

1.8 105 + 88000 =

2.68 105

A.

2.68 109

B.
4

3 103

3 104

B.

D.

1.06 105

1.06 109

[2003, No.3]

The area of a rectangular nursery plot is 7.2 km 2. Its width is 2400 m.

The length, in m, of the nursery plot is
A.

C.

C.
D.

4.8 103

4.8 104

[2003, No.4]

Express 0.0000203 in standard form.

A.

2.03 105

B.

2.03 105

4.86 10

(3 10 3 ) 2

C.

203 107
D.

203 107

[2004, No.1]

A.

1.62 103

C.

5.4 103

B.

1.62 104

D.

5.4 104

[2004, No.2]

4.21 107 2.6 108 =

A.

1.61 108

B.

1.61 107

C.

3.95 108
D.

3.95 107
[2004, No.3]

Round off 0.08108 correct to three significant figures.

A.
B.

0.08
0.081

C.

0.0810

D.

0.0811

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9

Round off 70615 correct to three significant figures.

A.

70600

C.

70620

B.

70610

D.

70700
[2005, No.1]

10 Express 7.564 106 as a single number.

A.

0.007564

B.

0.00007564

C.
D.

0.000007564

0.0000007564
[2005, No.2]

0.03
11
=
5000000

A.

6 108

B.

6 109

C.

5.4 108
D.

5.4 109

[2005, No.3]

12 Round off 50941 correct to three significant figures.

A.

509

C.

50940

B.

510

D.

50900
[2006, No.1]

13 Express 351000 in standard form.

A.

3.51 103

C.

3.51 103

B.

3.51 105

D.

3.51 105

[2006, No.2]

14 0.0000025 1.3 107 =

A.

1.2 106

C.

2.37 106

B.

1.2 107

D.

2.37 107
[2006, No.3]

15 A rectangular floor has a width of 2400 cm and a length of 3000 cm. The
floor will be covered with tiles. Each tile is a square of side 20 cm.
Calculate the number of tiles required to cover the floor fully.
A.
B.

1.8 104

C.

1.8 108

D.

3.6 104

3.6 108
[2006, No.4]

16 Round off 30106 correct to three significant figures.

A.

30000

C.

30110

B.

30100

D.

30200
[2007, No.1]

17 Express 1.205 104 as a single number.

A.

1205

C.

1205000

B.

12050

D.

12050000
[2007, No.2]

18 0.0078 6 105 =
A.

183 103

C.

7.74 103

B.

1.83 105

D.

7.74 105
[2007, No.3]

19 Round off 0.6782 correct to two significant figures.

A.

0.60

C.

0.68

B.

0.67

D.

0.70
[2008, No.1]

20 Express 0.0000101 in standard form.

A.

1.01 106

C.

1.01 105

B.

1.01 105

D.

1.01 106
[2008, No.2]

21 3.1 1015 + 6.2 1014 =

A.

3.72 1014

C.

3.72 1015

B.

6.51 1014

D.

6.51 1015

[2008, No.3]

22 The diagram shows an empty tank, which is a cuboid, with length 800 cm,
width 500 cm and height 300 cm.

300 cm
500 cm
800 cm

A worker fills up 80% of the tank with water. Calculate the volume, in
cm3, of water in the tank.
A.

1.2 106

C.

9.6 107

B.

1.2 108

D.

9.6 109

23 Round off 8157 correct to three significant figures.

A.

815

C.

8150

[2008, No.4]

B.

816

D.

8160
[J 2008, No.1]

24 State 4.06 10

as a single number.

A.

4060

C.

406000

B.

40600

D.

40600000
[J 2008, No.2]

25 6.1 105 1.2 104 =

A.

4.90 104

C.

4.90 105

B.

5.98 104

D.

5.98 105
[J 2008, No.3]

26 The diagram shows a rectangle representing an agricultural zone and a

square representing an industrial zone.

Agricultural zone

Industrial
zone

4 103 m

5 104 m

Calculate the area, in cm2, of the agricultural zone.

A.

1.84 108

C.

4 107

B.

1.84 107

D.

4 106
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