Scientific Notation

How would you write 50,000 in scientific notation?

• 50 x 10⁵

• 5 x 10⁴

• 5 x 10³

• .5 x 10³

Write 0.000972 in scientific notation.

• 9.72 x 10^-4

• 9.72 x 10^-3

• 972 x 10^-4

• 9.72 x 10⁴

Write 0.037 in scientific notation.

• 3.7 x 10^-2

• 3.7 x 10²

• 37 x 10^-3

• 37 x 10³

• 0.00009132

• 0.00000009132

• 0.000000009132

• 0.00000009312

• 340000

• 340

• 3400

• 34000

• 0.012

• 0.12

• 1.2

• 12

Write 2.08 x 10²  in standard form.

• 208

• 0.0208

• 20,800

• 0.208

How do you write
8.317 x 10⁶
in standard form?

• 8, 371, 000

• 83, 170, 000

• 837, 100

• 8, 317, 000

Write 3.2 x 10³ in standard form.

• 3.200

• 3200

• 32000

• .0032

Light travels at a rate of 186,000 miles per second.  Write this number in scientific notation.

• 1.86 x 10⁵

• 1.86 x 10⁴

• 18.6 x 10⁴

• 186 x 10³