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Operations with Scientific Notation Answers

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What is in scientific notation?

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5.291 times 10 Superscript negative 64
Option A
B
5.291 times 10 Superscript negative 4
Option B
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5.291 times 10 Superscript 12
Option C
D
5.291 times 10 Superscript 20
Option D
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Matsu wants to measure the dimensions of her vegetable garden. Which unit of measurement should she use to eliminate the need to write the values in scientific notation?

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inches
B
feet
C
cups
D
tons
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A passenger car weighs units. Which unit of measure was used?

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grams
B
ounces
C
pounds
D
tons
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Ruchi measured the area of her kitchen as square units. When she recorded the area, she wrote square feet. Which statement about her labeling of the units is true?

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She is correct because dimensions of rooms must always be measured in feet and area would be square feet.
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She is correct because ft is equivalent to 2, 810 ft, which is an average size for a kitchen since area is always so much more than length.
Option B
C
She is incorrect because is around 30,000 so the units must be smaller than feet. She most likely measured in inches.
Option C
D
She is incorrect because 2.81 is a small number. She probably measured in yards to arrive at such a small value.
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Bethany wants to estimate the value of . Which statement about the estimate is true?

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The value will be greater than 1 because is a very large number and multiplication always increases the size of a number.
Option A
B
The value will be greater than 1 because and 8 is larger than 1.
Option B
C
The value will be less than 1 because will be a negative number. All negative numbers are less than one.
Option C
D
The number will be less than 1 because when adding the exponents, , and a number in scientific notation with a negative exponent is less than 1.
Option D
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An inground swimming pool contains units of water. Which unit of measure was used?

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teaspoons
B
cubic centimeters
C
fluid ounces
D
gallons
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When evaluating , what will be the exponent of 10 in the quotient?

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3
B
4
C
8
D
16
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A 747 airplane weighs about 600,000 pounds. It can also be expressed as approximately tons. If there are 2,000 pounds in 1 ton, which is the most reasonable value of n?

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–2
B
–1
C
2
D
4
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A football field measures 300 feet in length. It can also be expressed as approximately miles. If there are 5,280 feet in 1 mile, which is the most reasonable value of n?

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Negative 3
Option A
B
Negative 2
Option B
C
2
D
3
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A cell phone weighs about pounds. Which value of n is most reasonable?

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Negative 3
Option A
B
Negative 1
Option B
C
0
D
1

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