Operations With Scientific Notation Word Problems

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

• 2 x 10⁸

• 2 x 10²

• 3.5 x 10⁸

• 3.5 x 10²

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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?

• 7400

• 740

• 7.4 x 10⁴

• 7.4 x 10¹

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By area, Russia is the largest country in the world. It has an area of 8.649 x 10⁶ square miles. Canada is second with 4.797 x 10⁶ square miles. What is the difference in area?

• 3.852 x 10⁶ square miles

• 3.852 x 10⁰ square miles

• 1.803 x 10⁶ square miles

• 1.803 x 10¹ square miles

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The table below shows the debt of the three most populous states and the three least populous states. Part A.) What is the sum of the debts for the three most populous states? Express your answer in scientific notation.

• 1.892 x 10^6

• 1.02 x 10^12

• 1.892 x 10^3

• 1.02 x 10^7

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A person has $1.15 x 10^3 in their savings account. They spent $6.75 x 10^2 on their living expenses. How much money is left in their savings account?

Mathematical Equivalence

ON

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A TV show had 3.5 × 10⁶ viewers for their first episode and 8.5 × 10⁶ viewers for their second episode. How many viewers did they have overall?

• 1.2 x 10⁷

• 1.2 x 10^-7

• 1.2 x 10⁶

• 1.2 x 10^-6

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The mass of he sun is 1.989 x 10³⁰ kilograms. The mass of the earth is 5.98 x 10²⁴ kilograms. How many times bigger is the sun than the earth?

• 3.326 x 10⁵

• 3.326 x 10⁶

• 1.99 x 10³⁰

• 1.99 x 10⁶

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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?

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• Divide

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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?

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• Subtract

• Multiply

• Divide

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