Standard Form Questions

Part A 3. 2.401 x 105 bytes in a kilobyte, 210 kilobytes in a 3. (2 × 10−2 ) × (4 × 104 )

4. 7.42 x 106 megabyte, 210 megabytes in a 4. (3.1 × 105 ) × (4 × 106 )
Express the following numbers in 5. 1.1111 x 103 gigabyte and 210 gigabytes in a 5. (6 × 101 ) × (7 × 102 )
Standard Form. 6. 1.5 x 10-1
terabyte. The size of the internet is 6. (9 × 10−3 ) × (8.1 × 107 )
7. 3.01 x 10-4
1. 300 approximately 5 x 106 terabytes. 7. (1.2 × 1010 ) × (9 × 10−2 )
8. 9.89 x 10-6
2. 5,100 How many bits are there on the
9. 3.456 x 10-7
3. 72,040.4 internet (in Standard Form)? 9×107
10. 1.234 x 10-1 8. 3×104
4. 119,988.7
5. 6,320,110 Part C Part D
2×109
6. 1,000,100,000 9.
1×102
7. 8,108,136 1. Light travels approximately Bob the Rubbish Mathematician has
8. 77,012 300,000,000 metres each second. A failed to put these numbers in 1×105
9. 1.72 Standard Form correctly. Fix them 10. 4×103
light year is the total distance
10. 34.7 up.
travelled by light in one year.
11. 0.001 1×105
Assuming there are 365 days in a 3 11.
12. 0.00034 1. 30 × 10 5×107
year, determine a light year,
13. 0.9 2. 400 × 109
expressing your answer in Standard 2×103
14. 0.801 3. 0.1 × 107 12. 8×10−4
15. 0.01087 Form (and with the correct unit!). 4. 33 × 10−9
16. 0.00009
2. The radius of the Earth is 5. 4210 × 101 7.1×105
13.
17. 0.031 6. 0.092 × 10−3 2.2×109
18. 0.000000701 6378.1km.
7. 0.0002 × 103
19. 0.00008632 1.1×10−3
a. What is the circumference of 14. 4.8×10−4
20. 0.11 Part E
the Earth in metres, in
Part B Standard Form? Determine the result of these If you have reached this point,
b. How many times can light fully following multiplications and then you have won. Well done.
Express the following numbers as an encircle the Earth per second? divisions. Have a milkshake or something.
ordinary value.
3. A ‘bit’ is the smallest unit of space 1. (3 × 104 ) × (3 × 104 )
1. 3 x 102
in computing (holding a ‘0’ or ‘1’ 2. (1 × 102 ) × (4.2 × 103 )
2. 4.71 x 103
value). There are 8 bits in a byte, 210
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Part A Part B 2. The radius of the Earth is Part D
6378.1km.
Express the following numbers in Express the following numbers as an Bob the Rubbish Mathematician has
Standard Form. ordinary value. a. What is the circumference of failed to put these numbers in
the Earth in metres, in Standard Form correctly. Fix them
1. 300 = 𝟑 × 𝟏𝟎𝟐 1. 3 x 102 = 𝟑𝟎𝟎
Standard Form? up.
2. 5,100 = 𝟓. 𝟏 × 𝟏𝟎𝟑 2. 4.71 x 103 = 𝟒𝟕𝟏𝟎
3. 72,040.4= 𝟕. 𝟐𝟎𝟒𝟎𝟒 × 𝟏𝟎𝟒 3. 2.401 x 105 = 𝟐𝟒𝟎𝟏𝟎𝟎 = 𝟒. 𝟎𝟎𝟕𝟓 × 𝟏𝟎𝟕 𝒎
b. How many times can light fully 1. 30 × 103 = 𝟑 × 𝟏𝟎𝟒
4. 119,988.7= 𝟏. 𝟏𝟗𝟗𝟖𝟖𝟕 × 4. 7.42 x 106 = 𝟕𝟒𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎
encircle the Earth per second? 2. 400 × 109 = 𝟒 × 𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟏
𝟏𝟎𝟓 5. 1.1111 x 103 = 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏. 𝟏
1.5 x 10-1 = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟓 3. 0.1 × 107 = 𝟏 × 𝟏𝟎𝟔
5. 6,320,110= 𝟔. 𝟑𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟏 × 𝟏𝟎𝟔 6. = 7.48 times
6. 1,000,100,000 7. 3.01 x 10-4 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟑𝟎𝟏 4. 33 × 10−9 = 𝟑. 𝟑 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟖
= 𝟏. 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟏 × 𝟏𝟎𝟗 8. 9.89 x 10-6 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟗𝟖𝟗 3. A ‘bit’ is the smallest unit of space 5. 4210 × 101 = 𝟒. 𝟐𝟏 × 𝟏𝟎𝟒
7. 8,108,136 9. 3.456 x 10-7 in computing (holding a ‘0’ or ‘1’ 6. 0.092 × 10−3 = 𝟗. 𝟐 ×
= 𝟖. 𝟏𝟎𝟖𝟏𝟑𝟔 × 𝟏𝟎𝟔 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟑𝟒𝟓𝟔 value). There are 8 bits in a byte, 210 𝟏𝟎−𝟓
8. 77,012 = 𝟕. 𝟕𝟎𝟏𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎𝟒 10. 1.234 x 10-1 = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟐𝟑𝟒 bytes in a kilobyte, 210 kilobytes in a 7. 0.0002 × 103 = 𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟏
9. 1.72= 𝟏. 𝟕𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎𝟎 megabyte, 210 megabytes in a
10. 34.7= 𝟑. 𝟒𝟕 × 𝟏𝟎𝟏 Part C Part E
gigabyte and 210 gigabytes in a
11. 0.001 = 𝟏 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟑 terabyte. The size of the internet is
1. Light travels approximately Determine the result of these
12. 0.00034 = 𝟑. 𝟒 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟒 approximately 5 x 106 terabytes.
300,000,000 metres each second. A following multiplications and
13. 0.9 = 𝟗 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟏
light year is the total distance How many bits are there on the
14. 0.801 = 𝟖. 𝟎𝟏 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟏 divisions.
travelled by light in one year. internet (in Standard Form)?
15. 0.01087 = 𝟏. 𝟎𝟖𝟕 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟐
Assuming there are 365 days in a = 𝟒. 𝟒 × 𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟗 𝒃𝒊𝒕𝒔 1. (3 × 104 ) × (3 × 104 ) =
16. 0.00009 = 𝟗 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟓
17. 0.031 = 𝟑. 𝟏 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟐 year, determine a light year, 𝟗 × 𝟏𝟎𝟖
18. 0.000000701 = 𝟕. 𝟎𝟏 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟕 expressing your answer in Standard 2. (1 × 102 ) × (4.2 × 103 ) =
19. 0.00008632 = 𝟖. 𝟔𝟑𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟓 Form (and with the correct unit!). 𝟒. 𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎𝟓
20. 0.11 = 𝟏. 𝟏 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟏 3. (2 × 10−2 ) × (4 × 104 ) =
= 𝟗. 𝟒𝟔𝟎𝟖 × 𝟏𝟎𝟏𝟓 𝟖 × 𝟏𝟎𝟐
4. (3.1 × 105 ) × (4 × 106 ) =
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 × 𝟏𝟎𝟗

9×107
8. 3×104
= 3 × 103

2×109
9. 1×102
= 2 × 107

1×105
10. 4×103
= 2.5 × 101

1×105
11. = 2 × 10−3
5×107

2×103
12. 8×10−4
= 2.5 × 106

7.1×105
13. 2.2×109
= 3.23 × 10−4
1.1×10−3
14. 4.8×10−4
= 2.29 ×
0
10 𝑜𝑟 2.29