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3. For each number state how many times the decimal point must be
L1 W1 Standard form Questions Sheet (N/C) moved when making the numbers into a mantissa state if it to left for a
positive number or to the right for a negative number.
1. Which of the 2. Decide if the following numbers a) 0.000 145 answers: -4 or 4 to the right
following are powers of 10 by placing a ‘tick’ or
numbers could b) 153.0342
be a mantissa? a ‘cross’ in the column. If you place a c) 345 094
‘tick’ write down the exponent value
a) 9.5 Number Power of Exponent d) 0.003 425 39

b) 0.4 10 e) 69 237 898

c) 12.3 f) 0.000 002 87

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g) 0.011 2
d) 0.2 100
h) 56 920.142 2
e) 1.2 0.004 Number Mantissa x Power of 10 Standard form
f) 1.0 0.01 450 000 4.5 x 100 000 4.5 x 105
g) 10.3 0.000 032
1 000 000 000
h) 0.04 300
0. 000 000 1
i) 10 0.026
500 390 000
j) 5
1 000 6 700
k) 7.6
0.001 0.000 000 062
725 000 000
Q4. Complete the following table by filling in the mantissa and power of 10 and 6 258
show the value in standard form the first one has been completed for you 0.002 569
5. Express the following
numbers in standard form
a) 4 000
b) 0.030
c) 8.31
d) 0.000 002 8
e) 860 000
f) 0.002 451
g) 920
h) 0.109 3
i) 435 981 719
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j) 0.000 004 72 aa test in class