Scientific Notation Practice #2: Multiplication

Directions: Multiply the following products. Write the answer in scientific notation.
No calculator, use other strategies.

Together: You Try:

1. (6.5 × 10' )(200 × 10* ) 2. (1.3 × 10# )(24 × 10! )

650000.2000000 1300 2400000000

3,120,000000000
1.310
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2B. Type problem #2 into a calculator (use ^ to type in an exponent). What does it say? ____________________.
On a calculator e or E means “x10 to the power of” so 3.12e12 means 3.12 × 10%" . The calculator reverts to
scientific notation if the digits cannot fit on the screen.

3. (8 × 10%+ )(3.6 × 10' ) 4. (7.4 × 10& )(9 × 10! )

28,8102 66,61014
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2 88.1022 660.10
5. (32 × 10$( )(4 × 10# ) 6. (. 8 × 10$* )(. 5 × 10" )

6 2
12810 O 10
4
1.2810 2
7. (42 thousandths)(5 thousand) 4.10
8. (3 × 10! )(2.3 hundredths)(40 hundred million)

what
D 0042.5000 11
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 Scientific Notation Practice #3: Division
Directions: Divide the following quotients. Write the answer in scientific notation.
No calculator, use other strategies.

Together: You Try:

!" × %"! .! × %"! &.( × %"#$
1a. 1b. 2.
& × %"" & × %"" .) × %"%

3
6 107 1441012
5 104 4406
Toy 3102 1.4 0
5
6 10
&" × %"*
6X %* × %""
3. 4.
+"" × %"$ )* × %"&

4 104 3
3 sFxio
8 1048

, × %"#" %&" × %"!

5. 6.
%"" × %"'# -.& × %"'(

9 1014 20 1010

9 1013 2 10

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For #7 – 10, simplify then put your final answer in scientific notation. No calculator! Use other strategies.
Together: You Try:
.+ × %"'% ++ × %"'#(
7. 8.
.""") × %"" %%" × %"#)

5 toooo FF
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,)* × %"'* +.* × %"'"
9. 10.
! × %"'#$ -× %"'$

34gt.tt zk oaY.YtE4 4yio z

3.16 106
Helpful tip: It is often helpful to convert to × 10? before multiplying or dividing.
4 10
3

11. (6.4 × 10–5) ÷ (.008 million)

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12. %.! × #&&'

6.4 10 s
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I 5.2 1012

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13. (9 × 10% )! 14. (3 × 10"! )'

81 to
81 10 8

8I 10 8 pilot

15. Earth has a mass of about 6 x 1024 kg. Neptune has a mass of 1.0 x 1026 kg. Approximately how
many times bigger is Neptune than Earth?

6 10241

1026
2
14
6 10
 Extra Practice: Multiplication & Division

1. (4.4 × 10#' ) ÷ (2 × 10) ) 2. (.0004)(3 × 10) )

3. (5.5 × 10% ) ÷ (1.1 ./011023) 4. (8.4 × 10"! ) ÷ (2.1 × 10"( )

2'×#&(' 32$×#&) 3
5. (. 0000056)(80 thousand) 6.
)×#&*

7. (5 × 10( )$ 8. (2 × 10"' )!

1 25.1024 4
1 251026
2(×#&(' 32'×#&() 3 ().% 5677689)2!×#&(& 3
9. .&&&&&)'
10. .&&&&&&')

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