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1. Write the following numbers in standard form.
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3. Write 0.000000J~ Q(jpOn\12 in standard form .

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 6. Work out, giving each answer in standard form.

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7. Mr Holland has 2500kg of rice.

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(a) Write 2500 kg in grams.
Give your answer in standard form.

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(b) One grain of rice weighs ·o.03g

Write the weight of one grain of rice in standard form.

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(c) How many grains of rice are there in 2500kg of rice?

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s. (a) Write five million in standard form.

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(b) Write three hundred thousand in standard form.

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(c) Work out five million multiplied by three hundred thousand.

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 The t~ble gives the circumference, in metres, of planets in the solar syS tem .
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~ The circumferences are given to an accuracy of 3 significant figures .

Planet Circumference (metres)

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Neptune 1.55 X 108
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(b) Which planet has the smallest circumference?

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(d) Work out the diameter of Neptune.

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11. The number of visitors t0 some tourist attractions
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l The King's Palace 5.4 million
Castle 923,840
Theme Park 1.43 X 107
Science Museum 4,192 ,900

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the Theme Park as an ordinary num
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the Castle in standard form .

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(c) How many more people visited

the Theme Pa rk than the Science.

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12. The distance of th
The speed of light~s~ogon to the Earth is 384,400 km.
~ • 98 x 1oa mis.

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12. a, b and c are standard form numbers.

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4 b = 4.9 x 10
5 C = 4 X 10
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13. The population of England is 5.301 x 1Q7
ft' The number of people who live in London is 8.308 x 105

What percentage of the population of England live in London?

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14. Find the value of (2.19 x 108 ) x (3.52 x 103) .

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15. Work out (4.5 x 107) + (5 x 10-2)

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16. (a) Write 59'36b~ -x .
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(C) C= 2 X 106 and y = 6 X 1Q5

cy
w2 =
c-y
Work out the value of w.
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17. Work out (1 .52 x 105) + (5.4 x 104)
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1B. The Earth is approx
The surface area of
imately a sphere of
diameter 12742 km
a sphere is given by
the formula A = 4n
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r'

Calculate the surfa

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metres and in standa
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