01 October
Standard Form 2024
L.O.
Able to write numbers in standard form and use
these in
various problems
Starter
POWERS OF 10
10
1
=
10
103
=
1000
10 0
=1
10-1
1 == 0.1
10
106
1=
000 000
Shorthand way of writing
big (and small) numbers
easily
Standard
form
2
parts
a number between 1
and 10
Shorthand way of writing
big (and small) numbers
easily
Standard
form
2
parts
a number between 1
and 10
x 10 to the power of a
number
Standard form
General
format:
× 10 Power or index
𝐴
𝑛
Front
number Can be any positive or
negative integer
1
Bigger than or equal to 1
Let us see if these numbers are in
standard form
4.5 × 10 4
0.7 × 10 − 2
9.34 × 10 5.5
1 × 10 − 13
This is in standard
form
Power is a whole
Between 1 and  number
10
This is not in standard
form
Front
number is

less than 1
This is not in standard
form
Power is not
The front
number
 a
whole
Is between 1 and
number
10
This is in standard
form
A Whole
Allowed to
be 1
 number
It tells how many
times
we need to
multiply If the power is
the front number positive
By 10 
2.7 × 10 × 10 × 10 = 2700.0 = 2700
Anything with a positive index will be a relatively
big
number
It tells how many
times
We have to divide
the If the index is
Front number  by negative
10
5 ÷ 10 = 0.5
0.5 ÷ 10 = 0.05
Anything with negative index will be a
relatively
small number
Example


You put a decimal after the first number and
then count the numbers after 4. There are
four numbers after 4, hence 104 .
Example


Count the numbers after 4, here there are
five numbers after 4, hence 105
Example
10 × 4 × 10 3 In standard
form

ExampleDecimal numbers
0.82 x In standard
10 6 form

Move a whole number to the left in this case
8. Reduce power by 1.
ExampleDecimal number and negative
power
0.8 x In standard
10-5 form

In case of negative powers. Power will
increase the number of places that the
natural number moves. In this case 8 has
moved 1 place to the left. Power has moved
left -5 to -6.
Converting to standard
form:Example
The Jurassic Age began
199,600,000 years
ago.
Write this in standard
form.
Examp
le
The Jurassic Age began
199600000 years
ago.
Write this in standard
form.
8
1.99 x
6 10
Question
1
The Earth is 93 000 000 miles
from
the Sun.
Write this in standard form.
An
s: 7
9.3 x 10
miles
Question
2
The average bucket of sand
contains
3 180 000 000 grains of sand.
Write this in standard form.
An
s: 9
3.18 x 10
grains
Converting from standard formto
normal form
Examp
le
Anglesey has rock that
is
2.6 × 109 years old.
Write this number out in
full.
An
s: 2. 0 0 0 00 0 0 0
6= 2 600 000
Question
3
Light travels at 3 x 108
m/s
Write this in normal
form.
An
s:
300 000 000
m/s
Question
4
Worldwide sales of Wii Sports
have
reached 8.19 x 107
Write this sales figure out
in full.
An
s:
81 900
000
Reca
p
big and
small
tw
o
1
1
0
1
0
7 200 000 2 100 000
000 000
2 500
000
2.5 x 106
BIG
NUMBERS
Standard
form
small
numbers
Examp
le
A DNA chain is
approximately
0.0000022 mm in width.
Write this in standard
form.
0.00000
22 -
2. x 6
2 10
Question
5
It takes a standard
computer
0.00000000033 seconds to
add
Write this in standard
2 integers together.
form.
0.000000000
33 -
3. x 1
0
3 10
Question
6
A red blood cell is
measured at
7.3 x 10-3 mm.
Write this number in normal
form.
0 0 7.
Ans: 3
0.0073mm
