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Worksheet 1

Scientific Notation/Significant Figures

1. Convert each of the following into scientific notation.

a) 3427
d) 172
g) 3100.0 x 102
j) 0.0000455
m) 0.982 x 10-3
p) 3.03 x 10-1
s) 0.00565
v) 1000 x 10-3

b) 0.00456
e) 0.000984
h) 0.0114 x 104
k) 2205.2
n) 0.0473
q) 20.4 x 105
t) 1362205.2

c) 123,453
f) 0.502
i) 107.2
l) 30.0 x 10-2
o) 650.502
r) 1.29
u) 450.0 x 103

2. Determine the number of significant figures in each of the following:

a) 3427
d) 172
g) 3100.0 x 102
j) 0.0000455
m) 0.982 x 10-3
p) 3.03 x 10-1
s) 0.00565
v) 1000 x 10-3

b) 0.00456
e) 0.000984
h) 0.0114 x 104
k) 2205.2
n) 0.0473
q) 20.4 x 105
t) 1362205.2
w) 546,000 + 10

c) 123,453
f) 0.502
i) 107.2
l) 30.0 x 10-2
o) 650.502
r) 1.29
u) 450.0 x 103
x) 546,000 + 1000

3. Convert each into decimal form.


1.56 x 104
0.00259 x 105
0.00259 x 103

0.56 x 10-2
0.000459 x 10-1
0.0209 x 10-3

3.69 x 10-2
13.69 x 10-2

736.9 x 105
6.9 x 104

4. Calculate the following. Give the answer in correct scientific notation.


a) 4.53 x 105
+ 2.2 x 106

b) 1913.0
- 4.6 x 103

c) 2.34 x 1024
+ 1.92 x 1023

d) 2.130 x 103
- 6.6 x 102

e) 9.10 x 103
+ 2.2 x 106

f) 1113.0
- 14.6 x 102

g) 6.18 x 10-45
+ 4.72 x 10-44

h) 4.25 x 10-3
- 1.6 x 10-2

5. Calculate the following. Give the answer in correct scientific notation.

a) 3.95 x 102/1.5 x 106

b) (3.5 x 102)(6.45 x 1010)

c) 4.44 x 107 /2.25 x 105

d) (4.50 x 10-12)(3.67 x 10-12)

e) 1.05 x 10-26

4.2 x 1056

g) 6.022 x 1023 / 3.011 x 10-56

f) (2.5 x 109)(6.45 x 104)

h) (6.88 x 102)(3.45 x 10-10)

ANSWERS

Answers - Worksheet 1

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Left increase, right decrease

1. Convert each of the following into scientific notation.


a) 3.427 x 103
d) 1.72 x 102
g) 3.1000 x 105
j) 4.55 x 10-5
m) 9.82 x 10-4
p) 3.03 x 10-1
s) 5.65 x 10-3
v) 1.000 x 100 = 1.000

b) 4.56 x 10-3
e) 9.84 x 10-4
h) 1.14 x 102
k) 2.2052 x 103
n) 4.73 x 10-2
q) 2.04 x 106
t) 1.3622052 x 106

c) 1.23453 x 105
f) 5.02 x 10-1
i) 1.072 x 102
l) 3.00 x 10-1
o) 6.50502 x 102
r) 1.29 x 100 = 1.29
u) 4.500 x 105

2. Determine the number of significant figures in each of the following:

a) 4
d) 3
g) 5
j) 3
m) 3
p) 3
s) 3
v) 4

b) 3
e) 3
h) 3
k) 5
n) 3
q) 3
t) 8
w) 5

c) 6
f) 3
i) 4
l) 3
o) 6
r) 3
u) 4
x) 3

3. Convert each into decimal form.

15600 + 100
259
2.59

0.0056
0.0000459
0.0000209

0.0369
0.1369

73690000 + 10000
69000 + 1000

4. Calculate the following. Give the answer in correct scientific notation.

a)
c)
e)
g)

2.7 x 106
2.53 x 1024
2.2 x 106
5.34 x 10-44

b) -2.7 x 103
d) 1.47 x 103
f) -3.5 x 102
h) -1.2 x 10-2

5. Calculate the following. Give the answer in correct scientific notation.


a) 2.63 x 10-4
c) 1.97 x 102
e) 2.5 x 10-83
g) 2.000 x 1079

b) 2.3 x 1013
d) 1.65 x 10-23
f) 1.6 x 1014
h) 2.37 x 10-7

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