Common Core 8.EE.A.3 worksheet
8th grade (Year 9 in England) · 15 questions · Common Core: 8.EE.A.3, 8.EE.A.4 · England: KS3 Number, GCSE Foundation Number, GCSE Higher Number
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Question 1
Write 0.033 in scientific notation (standard form).
- A. 33 × 10⁻³
- B. 3.3 × 10²
- C. 3.3 × 10⁻³
- D. 3.3 × 10⁻²
Question 2
A large hard drive holds 2 × 10⁹ bytes. A photo is 1 × 10¹ bytes. How many photos fit on the drive?
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Question 3
Two cities have populations 4.1 × 10⁴ and 4.6 × 10⁴. What is their total population, in scientific notation?
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Question 4
Write 4100 in scientific notation (like 4.5 × 10^6).
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Question 5
Write 4.2 × 10⁶ as an ordinary number.
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Question 6
Tariq writes 8 400 000 as 84 × 10⁵. Why is that not scientific notation?
- A. The value is wrong
- B. The power of 10 must be negative
- C. 84 is not between 1 and 10
- D. You cannot use decimals
Question 7
Which is larger: 4.8 × 10³ or 7.7 × 10⁴?
- A. 4.8 × 10³
- B. 7.7 × 10⁴
Question 8
Write 1.7 × 10⁻¹ as a decimal.
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Question 9
How many times heavier or larger is Jupiter's diameter (about 1.4 × 10⁵ km) than Earth's diameter (about 1.3 × 10⁴ km)?
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Question 10
Write 5 × 10⁴ as an ordinary number.
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Question 11
The distance from Earth to the Sun is about 1.5 × 10⁸ km. Write this number in full.
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Question 12
Write 0.00086 in scientific notation.
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Question 13
Work out (4.2 × 10⁵) × (6 × 10⁴). Type the answer as an ordinary number.
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Question 14
Write 0.078 in scientific notation (standard form).
- A. 78 × 10⁻³
- B. 7.8 × 10⁻²
- C. 7.8 × 10⁻³
- D. 7.8 × 10²
Question 15
A large hard drive holds 4 × 10⁵ bytes. A photo is 5 × 10¹ bytes. How many photos fit on the drive?
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