Correcting Scientific Notation

How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

• 50 x 10⁵

• 5 x 10⁴

• 5 x 10³

• .5 x 10³

How would you write -5.6 x 10^-3 in standard form?

• 0.0056

• -5,600

• 0.00056

• -0.0056

Express the following in standard notation:

8.025 x 10^-8

• .00000008025

• .000000008025

• 802,500,000,000

• 80,250,000,000

Which one of these is in scientific notation?

• 8.987000

• 8.98 x 10⁶

• 80.987 x 10

• 8.98⁶

Write 46.3 x 10⁴ in scientific notation.

• It is in scientific notation.

• .463 x 10⁶

• 4.63 x 10⁵

• 4.63 x 10⁴

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

What is 12,010,000 written in scientific notation?

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Write 42,000 in scientific notation.

• 42.000 x 10³

• 4.2 x 10 ^-4

• 4.2 x 10⁴

• 0.42 x 10⁵

Put the following in scientific notation:
23,948

• 23.948 x 10³

• 2.3948 x 10⁴

• 2.3948 x 10^-4

• 0.23948 x 10⁵

Write 9.8 x 10^-5 in standard form

• 0.00098

• 0.000098

• .098

• 98,000