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2 STANDARD FORM
MATHEMATICS FORM 4

1.2a State positive numbers in standard form

1. State the following in standard form
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)

39 871
0.006 73
430 557
0.000 523 6
9 803 000
0.00709

(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l)

8833
31 584
680 000
0.9233
0.0463
0.0005452

(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)

0.00006
0.008382
0.0546
0.6118

2. Write the following numbers in standard form

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

72.5
202.8
6879
325 000

3. Express 5 630 000 in standard form

A. 5.63 x 104
B. 5.63 x 106
C. 5.63 x 10-4
D. 5.63 x 10-6
1.2b State the numbers to standard form as single numbers
1. State the following as single numbers
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

5.872 x 106
3.012 x 10-2
2.015 89 x 104
4.305 x 10-3

2. Express the following in single numbers

(a) 2.73 x 104
(b) 3.638 x 105
(c) 9.445 x 106

(d) 6.229 x 10-3

(e) 7.47 x 10-4
(f) 8.06 x 10-5

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MATHEMATICS FORM 4

3. Write each number below in standard form or as single numbers

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)

12
189 200
542.800
54 670 000
0.12
0.0415

(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l)

0.000 72
0.000 001 23
23 x 103
0.079 x 106
3900 x 10-4
0.001 21 x 106

1.2c Perform operations involving numbers in standard form

1. Solve the following and state your answer in standard form.

(a) 23 800 + 3947
(b) 0.040 021 0.000 5461

(c) 3.21 x 105 7.593 x 104

(d) 2.01 x 10-4 + 3.75 x 105

2. Evaluate the following, giving your answers in standard form

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)

7.4 x 102 3.7 x 102

7.9 x 105 8.8 x 104
6.7 x 10-8 4.9 x 10-8
2 x 10-6 2.4 x 10-8
7.2 x 10-4 0.0000084