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Exponents and Scientific Notation

Module Quiz: B

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1. Which shows 2.6 ´ 104 in standard notation?

A 264 C 26,000

B 2,600 D 26,104

2. The population of a large U.S. city is 1,703,210. Which of the following best expresses this population?

A 1.7 ´ 106 C 1.703 ´ 106

B 1.7 ´ 107 D 17.03 ´ 106

3. Find the value of 6-3.

A -216 C

B -63 D

4. When changing 67,430,000 to scientific notation, how many places is the decimal point moved?

A 4 C 7

B 6 D 8

5. Let x be the first factor in an expression in scientific notation. Which describes this factor?

A 0 £ x £ 1 C 1 £ x £ 10

B 0 £ x 1 D 1 £ x 10

6. What is the standard notation for a distance of 9.302 ´ 1010 miles?

A 9,302,000,000 miles

B 9,302,107,000 miles

C 93,020,000,000 miles

D 93,200,000,000 miles

7. A number between 0 and 1 is written in scientific notation. Which of these describes the exponent?

A fraction

B whole number

C positive integer

D negative integer


8. What is the scientific notation for a length of 0.0000923 centimeter?

A 9.23 ´ 10-6 cm C 92.3 ´ 10-5 cm

B 9.23 ´ 10-5 cm D 923 ´ 10-5 cm

9. Simplify the expression (7 - 2)2 + (6 - 2)3.

A 25 C 41

B 64 D 89

10. A dollar bill is about 0.00011 meter thick. What is this thickness in scientific notation?

A 11 ´ 10-6 meter

B 1.1 ´ 10-4 meter

C 1.1 ´ 10-3 meter

D 11 ´ 10-3 meter

11. A distance of 6.5 ´ 10-8 is multiplied by 10. The result is written in scientific notation. What is the new exponent?

A -80 C -7

B -8 D -6

12. A square garden has an area of 1,600 square feet. How long is each side of the garden?

A 16 feet C 80 feet

B 40 feet D 160 feet

13. Which of these is most likely to describe the number of yards lost in a football game?

A rational number

B whole number

C real number

D integer

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14. Why is this number not in scientific notation?

36.5 ´ 106

15. Write 3.65 ´ 105 in standard notation.

16. What power of ten makes this statement true?

78,000,000,000 = 7.8 ´ ____

17. Write your answer in scientific notation.

(6.4 ´ 103) + (5.2 ´ 104)

18. Round this population figure to two nonzero digits. Then write it in scientific notation.

186,453,000 people

19. Change a length of 0.00000843 meter to scientific notation.

20. Write a diameter of 7.024 ´ 10-5 centimeter in standard notation.

21. Write a decimal between 0.0006 and 0.0007. Then write the number in scientific notation.

22. A small organism with a length of
7.5 ´ 10-6 meter tripled in size. Write
the new length in standard notation.


For 23–26, use the table.

23. How many zeros are needed to write the diameter of the sun in standard notation?

24. Write the diameter of the transistor in standard notation.

25. How many digits are there in the standard notation for the height of Mount Everest?

26. An object is 100 times greater than the grain of sand. Describe the size of this object in scientific notation.

27. Arrange the numbers in order from greatest to least.

, , ,

28. Write your answer in scientific notation.

(5.1 ´ 107) + (1.3 ´ 106)


12.

13. 12

14. 0.1

15. 0.57

16. 100

MODULE 9 Real Numbers

Module Quiz 9: B

1. C

2. D

3. B

4. A

5. C

6. D

7. D

8. C

9. D

10. A

11. B

12. A

13. terminating; the denominator is a power of 2

14. 2.0625

15.

16. 6

17.

18. between 9.3 and 9.4

19. 15.81

20. rational number, real number

21. = 18, is a rational number

22. area of triangle, volume of sphere

23. volume of sphere, surface area of sphere

24. negative numbers

25. 5

26. 4p,


Module Quiz 9: D

1. B

2. B

3. C

4. C

5. B

6. A

7. A

8. A

9. B

10. B

11. A

12. C

13. repeating

14. 12.31

15.

16. 1515

17. 12, -12

18. between 6 and 7

19. 9

20. irrational number

21. so it is not irrational.

22. area of circle, volume of sphere, surface area of sphere

23. area of triangle, perimeter of square, volume of sphere, surface area of sphere

24. Distances and lengths are always nonnegative numbers.

25. 10 or 11

26. 3p

MODULE 10 Exponents and Scientific Notation

Module Quiz 10: B

1. C

2. C

3. D

4. C

5. D

6. C

6. C

7. D

8. B

9. D

10. B

11. C

12. B

13. D

14. The first factor is not less than 10.

15. 365,000

16. 1010

17. 5.84 ´ 104

18. 1.9 ´ 108

19. 8.43 ´ 10-6 m

20. 0.00007024 cm

21. Answers will vary. Sample answer: 0.00065, 6.5 ´ 10-4

22. 2.25 ´ 10-5 m

23. 8

24. 0.000016 m

25. 4

26. 1.6 ´ 10-2 m

27. , , ,

28. 5.23 ´ 107

Module Quiz 10: D

1. C

2. C

3. A

4. C

5. B

6. A

7. B

8. B

9. B

10. A

11. C

12. A

13. C

14. 6

15. 10,000; 52,000

16. 4.7 ´ 103

17. 2.86 ´ 103

18. 8,500,000

19. -3

20. 4

21. 7 ´ 10-4

22. 0.014

23. 8,900 m

24. 0.025 m

25. 1,400,000,000 m

26. grain of salt

27.

28. 5.19 ´ 107

MODULE 11 Proportional Relationships

Module Quiz 11: B

1. C

2. C

3. A

4. D

5. B

6. C

7. D

8. B

9.

Time (weeks) / 10 / 15 / 25
Savings ($) / 40 / 60 / 100

10. k = 4; y = 4x

11. $15 per h

12. Students’ graphs should show the equation passing through
(0, 0) and (3, -4).

13. unit rate for Object A is 2.5 m/s; unit rate for Object B is m/s.

14. Object C’s unit rate is 1.5 m/s. C is moving faster than B, but slower than A.

15. 50 mi

16. 0.000181 m

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