Benchmark I Review: Exponents and Scientific Notation

What value makes the equation true?

• 3

• 6

• 11

• 16

Which statement is true?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Which expression is equivalent?

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Which equation is true?

• A

• B

• C

• D

Use the information given to answer questions. Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, is a measure of economic activity in one year. Consider the approximate GDP, in dollars, for the United States and Switzerland. What is the approximate GDP of Switzerland?

• $11,000,000

• $1,100,000,000

• $80,000,000,000

• $800,000,000,000

Use the information given to answer the question. Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, is a measure of economic activity in one year. Consider the approximate GDP, in dollars, for the United States and Switzerland. Which statement is true about the size of the two countries’ GDP?

• The GDP of Switzerland is approximately 4 times greater than the GDP of the United States.

• The GDP of Switzerland is approximately 400 times greater than the GDP of the United States.

• The GDP of the United States is approximately 4 times greater than the GDP of Switzerland.

• The GDP of the United States is approximately 25 times greater than the GDP of Switzerland.

Consider the table. Which values of h, j, k, and m complete the table correctly?

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The weight of a particular coin is 4 x 10^-3 pound, and the weight of a cactus is 2 x 10^2 pounds. How many times greater is the weight of the cactus than the weight of the coin?

• 20 times greater

• 500 times greater

• 50,000 times greater

• 200,000 times greater

A scientist weighs one feather from a woodpecker. Which value most likely represents the weight of the feather the scientist weighs?

• 2.89 × 10⁻⁴ ounce

• 2.89 × 10⁻⁴ ton

• 2.89 × 10⁴ ounces

• 2.89 × 10⁴ tons

Consider the expression a calculator outputs. Which best represents an equivalent value?

• -6.01 × 10⁴

• -4 · 6.01

• 2.01

• 6.01 × 10⁻⁴