Name: ________________________ Class: ___________________ Date: __________ ID: A

Multiple Choice
Identify the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.

Write each number in standard notation.

____ 1. 3.44 × 104

a. 0.000344 c. 34,400
b. 344,000 d. 3,440

____ 2. 1.73 × 106

a. 17,300,000 c. 173,000
b. 1,730,000 d. 0.00000173

____ 3. 5.04 × 108

a. 50,400,000 c. 504,000,000
b. 0.0000000504 d. 5,040,000,000

____ 4. 4.7 × 10 −8
a. 4,700,000 c. 0.000000047
b. 0.00000047 d. 0.0000000047

Write each number in scientific notation.

____ 5. 1,850
a. 0.185 × 104 c. 1.85 × 104
b. 18.5 × 102 d. 1.85 × 103

____ 6. 0.00963
a. 9.63 × 10 −3 c. 0.963 × 10 −2
b. 9.63 × 10 −2 d. 96.3 × 10 −4

____ 7. If a sheet of 100 stamps is 0.89 millimeters thick and you purchase 100,000,000 stamps, how many
millimeters thick would the stack of sheets be? Write the answer in scientific notation.
a. 0.89 × 10 6 mm c. 8.9 × 10 7 mm
b. 8.9 × 10 5 mm d. 89.0 × 104 mm

____ 8. If an average grape weighs 4.31 grams and a company purchases 10,000,000 grapes, how much will the grape
shipment weigh in kilograms? Write the answer in scientific notation.
a. 4.31 × 107 kg c. 4.31 × 104 kg
b. 43.1 × 103 kg d. 0.431 × 105 kg

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Answer Section

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. ANS: C
Example:
6.81 × 107 = 6.8100000 × 10 7 Since the exponent is 7, move the decimal point 7 places to the right.
= 68,100,000

REF: Page 96 OBJ: 2-9.1 Translating Scientific Notation to Standard Notation

TOP: 2-9 Scientific Notation KEY: scientific notation, standard notation
NOT: /A/ Did you move the decimal point in the correct direction? For positive exponents, always move to
the right./B/ Count again to see whether you moved the decimal point the correct number of places. /C/
Correct! /D/ Count to see whether you moved the decimal point enough places.
2. ANS: B
Example:
6.81 × 107 = 6.8100000 × 10 7 Since the exponent is 7, move the decimal point 7 places to the right.
= 68,100,000

REF: Page 96 OBJ: 2-9.1 Translating Scientific Notation to Standard Notation

TOP: 2-9 Scientific Notation KEY: scientific notation, standard notation
NOT: /A/ Count again to see whether you moved the decimal point the correct number of places. /B/
Correct! /C/ Count to see whether you moved the decimal point enough places. /D/ Did you move the decimal
point in the correct direction? For positive exponents, always move to the right.
3. ANS: C
Example:
6.81 × 107 = 6.8100000 × 10 7 Since the exponent is 7, move the decimal point 7 places to the right.
= 68,100,000

REF: Page 96 OBJ: 2-9.1 Translating Scientific Notation to Standard Notation

TOP: 2-9 Scientific Notation KEY: scientific notation, standard notation
NOT: /A/ Count to see whether you moved the decimal point enough places. /B/ Did you move the decimal
point in the correct direction? For positive exponents, always move to the right./C/ Correct! /D/ Count again
to see whether you moved the decimal point the correct number of places.

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4. ANS: C
Example:
6.81 × 10−3
1 1
6.81 × 1000
10 −3 = 1000

6.81 ÷ 1000 Divide by the reciprocal.

0.00681 Think: Move the decimal point 3 places to the left.

REF: Page 96 OBJ: 2-9.1 Translating Scientific Notation to Standard Notation

TOP: 2-9 Scientific Notation KEY: scientific notation, standard notation
NOT: /A/ Did you move the decimal point in the correct direction? For negative exponents, always move to
the left./B/ Count to see whether you moved the decimal point enough places. /C/ Correct! /D/ Count again to
see whether you moved the decimal point the correct number of places.
5. ANS: D
Example:
Write 1,970,000 in scientific notation.
1,970,000
1.97 Move the decimal point to get a number between 1 and 10.
?
1.97 × 10 Set up scientific notation.
Think: The decimal point needs to move right to change 1.97 to 1,970,000,
so the exponent will be positive.
Think: The decimal point needs to move 6 places.
So 1,970,000 written in scientific notation is 1.97 × 106 .
Check: 1.97 × 106 = 1.97 × 1,000,000 = 1,970,000

REF: Page 97 OBJ: 2-9.2 Translating Standard Notation to Scientific Notation

TOP: 2-9 Scientific Notation KEY: scientific notation, standard notation
NOT: /A/ Remember that the first part should be a number greater than or equal to 1. /B/ Remember that the
first part should be a number less than 10./C/ The exponent should be equal to the number of places the
decimal point moved. /D/ Correct!

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6. ANS: A
Example:
Write 0.000329 in scientific notation.
0.000329
3.29 Move the decimal to get a number between 1 and 10.
?
3.29 × 10 Set up scientific notation.
Think: The decimal needs to move left to change 3.29 to 0.000329,
so the exponent will be negative.
Think: The decimal needs to move 4 places.
So 0.000329 in scientific notation is 3.29 × 10 −4 .
Check: 3.29 × 10−4 = 3.29 × 0.0001 = 0.000329

REF: Page 97 OBJ: 2-9.2 Translating Standard Notation to Scientific Notation

TOP: 2-9 Scientific Notation KEY: scientific notation, standard notation
NOT: /A/ Correct! /B/ The exponent should be equal to the number of places the decimal point moved. /C/
Remember that the first part should be a number greater than or equal to 1. /D/ Remember that the first part
should be a number less than 10.
7. ANS: B
Example:
If a sheet of 100 stamps is 0.72 millimeters thick and you purchase 10,000,000 stamps, how many millimeters
thick would the stack of sheets be? Write the answer in scientific notation.
10,000,000 ÷ 100 = 100,000 sheets of stamps since there are 100 stamps per sheet.
0.72 mm × 100,000 = 72,000 mm Find the thickness of the stack of sheets.
72,000 mm
7.2 Move the decimal point to get a number between 1 and 10.
?
7.2 × 10 Set up scientific notation.
Think: The decimal point needs to move right to change 7.2 to 72,000,
so the exponent will be positive.
Think: The decimal point needs to move 4 places.
So 72,000 written in scientific notation is 7.2 × 10 4 .
The stack would be 7.2 × 10 4 mm thick.

REF: Page 97
OBJ: 2-9.3 Application: Evaluate Expressions and Write the Results in Scientific Notation
TOP: 2-9 Scientific Notation KEY: scientific notation, standard notation, expression, evaluate
NOT: /A/ Did you remember that the first part should be a number greater than or equal to 1? /B/ Correct!
/C/ Did you remember that there are 100 stamps per sheet? /D/ Did you remember that the first part should be
a number less than 10?

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8. ANS: C
Example:
If an average grape weighs 5.39 grams and a company purchases 10,000,000 grapes, how much will the grape
shipment weigh in kilograms? Write the answer in scientific notation.
5.39 g × 10,000,000 = 53,900,000 g Find the weight in grams of the shipment.
53,900,000 g ÷ 1000 = 53,900 kg Divide by 1000 to convert to kilograms.
53,900 kg
5.39 Move the decimal point to get a number between 1 and 10.
?
5.39 × 10 Set up scientific notation.
Think: The decimal point needs to move right to change 5.39 to 53,900,
so the exponent will be positive.
Think: The decimal point needs to move 4 places.
So 53,900 written in scientific notation is 5.39 × 104 .
The shipment would weigh 5.39 × 104 kg.

REF: Page 97
OBJ: 2-9.3 Application: Evaluate Expressions and Write the Results in Scientific Notation
TOP: 2-9 Scientific Notation KEY: scientific notation, standard notation, expression, evaluate
NOT: /A/ Did you remember that there are 1000 grams in a kilogram? /B/ Did you remember that the first
part should be a number less than 10?/C/ Correct! /D/ Did you remember that the first part should be a
number greater than or equal to 1?