Scientific Notation Word Problems

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

In the year 2000, the United States public debt was about 5.6 x 10¹² dollars. The population of the United States in that year was about 2.8 x 10⁸ people. What was the average debt per person?

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Solve:
(6 x 10⁶) / (2 x 10³)

12 x 10³

3 x 10⁹

1.2 x 10⁴

3 x 10³

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

A corporation earned a profit of $2.5 × 10⁴ for 1 × 10³ days in a row. What was the corporation’s total profit during this time period?

2.5 million

25 million

1.2 million

26,000

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

There are approximately 3.1 x 10⁸ people in the United States. If each person has 4.1 x 10¹ coins, how many coins are there altogether?

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

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A factory can make 3 × 10⁴ t-shirts per day, how many t-shirts will it make in 2.5 ×10² days?

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

The population of Mathville is 5.6 x 10³. The population of Algeville is 1.3 x 10⁴. How many more people are there in Algeville?

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There are approximately 3.1 x 10⁸ people in the United States. If each person has 4.1 x 10¹ coins, how many coins are there altogether?

271 x 10¹⁰

271 x 10⁹

271 x 10¹¹

271 x 10⁸

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

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Scientific Notation Word Problems

In the year 2000, the United States public debt was about 5.6 x 10¹² dollars. The population of the United States in that year was about 2.8 x 10⁸ people. What was the average debt per person?

Solve:
(6 x 10⁶) / (2 x 10³)

A corporation earned a profit of $2.5 × 10⁴ for 1 × 10³ days in a row. What was the corporation’s total profit during this time period?

There are approximately 3.1 x 10⁸ people in the United States. If each person has 4.1 x 10¹ coins, how many coins are there altogether?

A factory can make 3 × 10⁴ t-shirts per day, how many t-shirts will it make in 2.5 ×10² days?

The population of Mathville is 5.6 x 10³. The population of Algeville is 1.3 x 10⁴. How many more people are there in Algeville?

There are approximately 3.1 x 10⁸ people in the United States. If each person has 4.1 x 10¹ coins, how many coins are there altogether?

Find the combined mass of Earth and Venus. Earth is approximately 5.9 x 10²⁴ kg and Venus is approximately 4.9 x 10²⁴ kg.

As part of a community service project, a school planted 7x10⁵ trees in a year. If there are 3.5x10³ students in the school, how many trees did each student plant?

The US spends an average of 1.02x10⁴dollars on each student per year. There are about 7.6x10⁷ students in the US. About how much money total is spent on students per year?

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Scientific Notation Word Problems

In the year 2000, the United States public debt was about 5.6 x 1012 dollars. The population of the United States in that year was about 2.8 x 108 people. What was the average debt per person?

Solve:(6 x 106) / (2 x 103)

A corporation earned a profit of $2.5 × 104 for 1 × 103 days in a row. What was the corporation’s total profit during this time period?

There are approximately 3.1 x 108 people in the United States. If each person has 4.1 x 101 coins, how many coins are there altogether?

A factory can make 3 × 104 t-shirts per day, how many t-shirts will it make in 2.5 ×102 days?

The population of Mathville is 5.6 x 103. The population of Algeville is 1.3 x 104. How many more people are there in Algeville?

There are approximately 3.1 x 108 people in the United States. If each person has 4.1 x 101 coins, how many coins are there altogether?

Find the combined mass of Earth and Venus. Earth is approximately 5.9 x 1024 kg and Venus is approximately 4.9 x 1024 kg.

As part of a community service project, a school planted 7x105 trees in a year. If there are 3.5x103 students in the school, how many trees did each student plant?

The US spends an average of 1.02x104 dollars on each student per year. There are about 7.6x107 students in the US. About how much money total is spent on students per year?

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In the year 2000, the United States public debt was about 5.6 x 10¹² dollars. The population of the United States in that year was about 2.8 x 10⁸ people. What was the average debt per person?

Solve:
(6 x 10⁶) / (2 x 10³)

A corporation earned a profit of $2.5 × 10⁴ for 1 × 10³ days in a row. What was the corporation’s total profit during this time period?

There are approximately 3.1 x 10⁸ people in the United States. If each person has 4.1 x 10¹ coins, how many coins are there altogether?

A factory can make 3 × 10⁴ t-shirts per day, how many t-shirts will it make in 2.5 ×10² days?

The population of Mathville is 5.6 x 10³. The population of Algeville is 1.3 x 10⁴. How many more people are there in Algeville?

There are approximately 3.1 x 10⁸ people in the United States. If each person has 4.1 x 10¹ coins, how many coins are there altogether?

Find the combined mass of Earth and Venus. Earth is approximately 5.9 x 10²⁴ kg and Venus is approximately 4.9 x 10²⁴ kg.

As part of a community service project, a school planted 7x10⁵ trees in a year. If there are 3.5x10³ students in the school, how many trees did each student plant?

The US spends an average of 1.02x10⁴dollars on each student per year. There are about 7.6x10⁷ students in the US. About how much money total is spent on students per year?