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Scientific Notation
Simplify and express in scientific notation:
Example 1 Example 2
(2 × 104) + (3 × 105) (7 × 108) – (4 × 106)
= (2 × 104) + (3 × 104) × 10 = (7 × 106) × 102 – (4 × 106)
= (2 × 104) + (30 × 104) = (700 × 106) – (4 × 106)
= 32 × 104 = 696 × 106
= 3.2 × 105 = 6.96 × 108

Simplify each problem and express the answer in scientific notation.

1) (2 × 103) + (5 × 105) 2) (4 × 108) – (9 × 107)

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3) (8 × 109) – (3 × 107) 4) (5 × 107) + (1 × 106)

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5) (4 × 102) + (7 × 103) 6) (9 × 105) – (6 × 104)

Answer : Answer :

7) (1 × 106) – (8 × 104) 8) (5 × 109) + (3 × 108)

Answer : Answer :

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Answer key

Simplify and express in scientific notation:

Example 1 Example 2
(2 × 104) + (3 × 105) (7 × 108) – (4 × 106)
= (2 × 104) + (3 × 104) × 10 = (7 × 106) × 102 – (4 × 106)
= (2 × 104) + (30 × 104) = (700 × 106) – (4 × 106)
= 32 × 104 = 696 × 106
= 3.2 × 105 = 6.96 × 108

Simplify each problem and express the answer in scientific notation.

1) (2 × 103) + (5 × 105) 2) (4 × 108) – (9 × 107)

Answer : 5.02 × 105 Answer : 3.1 × 108

3) (8 × 109) – (3 × 107) 4) (5 × 107) + (1 × 106)

Answer : 7.97 × 109 Answer : 5.1 × 107

5) (4 × 102) + (7 × 103) 6) (9 × 105) – (6 × 104)

Answer : 7.4 × 103 Answer : 8.4 × 105

7) (1 × 106) – (8 × 104) 8) (5 × 109) + (3 × 108)

Answer : 9.2 × 105 Answer : 5.3 × 109

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