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Scientific Notation Quiz 1. What is 2,460,000,000 in scientific notation? How many spaces does the decimal move? Choose one of the following answers. a. 2.5 × 109 ; 8 spaces b. 246 × 107 ; 7 spaces c. 2.46 × 10−9 ; 9 spaces d. 2.46 × 109 ; 9 spaces
2. Write each number in standard form. a. 7.93 × 101
=______________________
b. 6.58 × 10−5 =______________________ c. 1.29 × 100
=______________________
d. 8.101 × 1012 =______________________
3. Write each number in scientific notation. a. 0.5306 =______________________ b. 322,000,000 =______________________ c. 3.1459 =______________________ d. 9,000,000,000,000,000 =______________________
4. Benny is working on a math problem, where he is supposed to write 609,000 in scientific notation. His answer comes out to be 60.9 × 10−3. What is the actual correct answer? Name at least one thing Benny did wrong.
5. Bonus Problem: Simplify the following. (1.23 × 104 ) × (5.67 × 108 )