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Problem solving with standard form

The starter and exit quiz of the lesson “Problem solving with standard form”, from the unit “Standard form” (Year 9 Maths) by Oak National Academy.

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12 questions

  1. These are all examples of numbers written in standard ___: {3.1}\times10^{2}, {7.98}\times10^{-2} and {2.39}\times10^{6}
  2. Which of the following inequalities is **incorrect**?
  3. Starting with the smallest, put these numbers written in standard form in order of size.
  4. Which of the following inequalities is **incorrect**?
  5. Starting with the smallest, put these numbers written in standard form in order of size.
  6. Starting with the smallest, put these numbers in order of size.
  7. Why is {46}\times{10}^{-20} not written in standard form?
  8. Which of the following are not written in standard form?
  9. Jacob writes the number 450\times{10}^{3} in standard form. What should Jacob write for the exponent?
  10. Laura writes the number 0.087\times{10}^{6} in standard form. What should Laura write for the exponent?
  11. The width of a human hair is {8}\times{10}^{-5} metres. The width of 1000 hairs in centimetres is ___ cm.
  12. The population of the world in 2024 is roughly 8 billion. The population of Europe is roughly 740 million. To the nearest integer, the population of the world is ___ times bigger than Europe.

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