Practice for lesson 12 of 15, 9 problems
Practice: Powers of ten and scientific notation
Scientific notation practice problems with solutions: powers of ten, writing very large and very small numbers, standard form, multiplying and dividing, and comparing sizes.
Review the lessonWork each problem out on paper before you open the solution. If your answer is off, compare the steps and find where you went wrong. If a problem stops you cold, go back to the lesson: every set links to it.
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Quick check
Practice 8Quick check
How do you write \(0.000903\) in scientific notation?
Move the decimal point \(4\) places right to get \(9.03\), so the exponent is \(-4\). The third choice has the right value but isn't in scientific notation.
Practice 9Quick check
Which number is in scientific notation?
The first factor must be at least \(1\) and less than \(10\), and the power must be a power of \(10\).
All done?
If you got most of them right, you're ready to move on. If not, reread the lesson and try the ones you missed again in a few days.