Estimating Quantities in Scientific Notation

Estimate the number as a single digit a power of ten

• 4 x 10^-6

• 3 x 10^-6

• 9 x 10^-9

• 4 x 10^-5

The thickness of a penny is about 6.1 x 10^-2 inches. Which of the following is equivalent to this measure?

• 0.0061 inches 

• 0.061 inches

• 0.61 inches

• 610 inches

Write 9.8 x 10^-5 in standard form

• 0.00098

• 0.000098

• .098

• 98,000

What is 5.676 x 10^-3

• 5,676

• 0.0056767

• 0.00567

• 170.28

5.9 x 10⁴

• 59000.

• 590000000

Express in standard form.

• A

• B

• C

• D

2,560,000

• 2.56×10⁶

• 6.6x10^-5

• 36

• 55

1.73 x 10⁴

• .000173

• 17,300

• 173,000

• 1,730

How would you write 4.3756 x 10⁴ in standard form?

• 437,560,000

• 0.00043756

• 43,756

• 437,560

Convert to standard notation:

3.05 x 10⁵

• 30,500

• 305,000

• 305

• 3,050,000