Liceo de Cagayan University

Senior High School Department

RNP Boulevard, Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City

STUDENT ACTIVITY SHEET NO. 2

(Individual Task)
Topic: Scientific Notation
Name: Charll Dezon A. Aba Date Given: September 9, 2020
Due Date: September 9, 2020

Learning Competencies:

Solve measurement problems involving expression of measurements in scientific notation

Instructions:

1. Magaling, Malingap, and Masipag are three adjacent barangays. Brgy. Magaling is 7.0 ✕ 10^3
m away from Brgy. Malingap. On the other hand, the distance between Brgy. Malingap to
Brgy. Masipag is 1.2 ✕ 10^3 m. What is the total distance between Brgy. Magaling and Brgy.
Masipag?
Answer: 8.2 x 10^3 m
2. Leo stored water in two large containers containing 2.50 ✕ 10^4 mL and 5.10 ✕ 10^4 mL. He
used 3.00 ✕ 10^4 mL to wash the dishes and clean the kitchen countertop. How much water
was left for his consumption?
Answer: 4.60 x 10^4 ml
3. Calculate the floor area of a large conference hall with a width of 4.20 ✕ 10^2 m and a length
of
9.50 ✕ 10^2 m.
Answer: 39.9 x 10^4 m^2 or 3.99 x 10^5 m^2
4. How many 1.50 ✕ 10^2-cm long sticks fit in an 8.70 ✕ 10^2-cm long space?
Answer: 5.8 x 10 cm or 58 sticks
5. A student measured the height of her three plants. She got 9.2 cm, 10 cm, and 5.22 cm. What is
the
total length of all the plants?
Answer: 24.42 cm or 24.4 cm
6. A farmer has a garden which is 30.5 meters by 7.5 meters. He also has a tarp which is 6.50
meters by
12.00 meters. If he lays the tarp over part of his garden, how much of the garden remains
uncovered?
Answer: 150.75 m^2 or 151 m^2
7. A sphere has a radius of 3.05 meters. Another sphere has a radius of 0.95 meters. What is the
sum of
their volumes?
Answer: 122.38 m^3
8. The kinetic energy of an object is given as E = ½ mv 2 . If an object's mass is 2215 kg, and its
velocity
is 45 m/s, calculate its kinetic energy.
Answer: E= 2.2 x 10^6
9. 4π / 3.23 x 102 =

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Senior High School Department
RNP Boulevard, Kauswagan, Cagayan de Oro City

Answer: 3.89 x 10^-2

10. Suppose you were asked by your teacher to measure the length of your book. Your classmate
reported
it to be a 15.679 cm. Would you believe the measurement of your classmate if he only used a
ruler to
measure it?
Answer: Yes, because he used the rules to measure the length of my book then he
clarifies the exact measurement of the book by using a ruler.

ANSWERS/SOLUTIONS:

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