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Standard Form

Question 1
Write 0.00316 in standard form.

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(1 mark)

Question 2
Work out.

2 × 10! × 4 × 10"

Give your answer in standard form.

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(2 marks)

Question 3
Calculate (1.8 × 10# ) × (2.5 × 10$ )

giving your answer in standard form.

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(1 mark)

Question 4
The distance from the Earth to the Moon is 3.7 × 10" km.

The distance from the Earth to the Sun is 1.5 × 10$ km.

Work out the value of

Give your answer correct to 3 significant figures.

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(1 mark)

Question 5
A newborn baby has an approximate mass of 3.5 kilograms.
A human cell has an approximate mass of 2.7 × 10%&& grams.

Use these values to estimate the number of human cells in a newborn baby.
Give your answer in standard form, correct to 2 significant figures.

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(5 marks)

Question 6
Evaluate the following. Give your answer in standard form.

(8 × 10' ) − (4 × 10! )

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Question 7
Work out.

4.3 × 10" + 3.8 × 10'

Give your answer in standard form.

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(3 marks)

Question 8
The table shows information about the oil production, in barrels per day, of five countries
during one year.

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Which country had the highest oil production?

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(1 mark)

Question 9
The table shows information about the oil production, in barrels per day, of five countries
during one year.

Calculate the difference between the oil production of Brazil and the oil production of
India.
Give your answer in standard form.

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(2 marks)

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Question 10
Given that

𝑝 = 8.6 × 10%"

𝑞 = 4.9 × 10%(

Work out the value of 𝑝 − 𝑞.

Give your answer in standard form.

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Question 11
𝑎𝑏
𝑦! =
𝑎+𝑏

𝑎 = 3 × 10$

𝑏 = 2 × 10(

Find 𝑦.
Give your answer in standard form correct to 2 significant figures.

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(3 marks)

Question 12
𝑎 × 10! + 𝑏 × 10' = 𝑐 × 10'

Express 𝑐in terms of 𝑎and 𝑏.

𝑐 = ..........................

(2 marks)

Question 13
𝑤
𝑇=9 )
𝑑

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𝑤 = 5.6 × 10%" 𝑑 = 1.4 × 10%'

Work out the value of 𝑇.

Give your answer in standard form correct to 3 significant figures.

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(2 marks)

Question 14
𝑤
𝑇=9 )
𝑑

𝑤 = 5.6 × 10%" 𝑑 = 1.4 × 10%'

It can be shown that 𝑇 = 4.52 × 10)

𝑤is increased by 10%𝑑 is increased by 5%

Lottie says,

"The value of 𝑇 will increase because both 𝑤 and 𝑑 are increased."

Lottie is wrong.
Work out the new value of 𝑇 to explain why she is wrong.

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(2 marks)

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