Algebra 1
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1. Complete the blanks in the table below:
Item
5ft x 8ft sheet of steel
Weight (in pounds)
Standard Notation
Scientific Notation
1.6 × 103
Golden Gate Bridge
1,789,000,000
One grain of rice
00.000055
1.3 × 104
A contact lens
Water in Olympic swimming
pool
5,500,000
Pygmy Marmoset (tiny
animal!)
3.1 × 101
Adult Mature Blue Whale
2 × 105
One packing peanut
0.000174
A mosquito
0.0000044
Complete the statements using >, <, or = .
2.
2.3  106 ________ 2,300, 000
3.
527, 002 ________ 3.1  107
4.
7.23  105 ________ 0.00000723
5.
0.000501 ________ 5.01  103
Evaluate the statements below. Give your answer in scientific notation.
6.
(6.3  106 )   5.1  107 
7.
(4.23  103 )   9.56 102 
8.
 2.3  10  6  10 
10.
 2.7  10 
12.
 4.3  10  12  10 
9
4
9.
7 3
6
3.125  1012
6.25  103
11.
6
13.
 1.5  10  8.9  10 
7
12
3.483108
3.87 102
14.
According to scientists, the Earth’s mass is 5.98 × 1024 kilograms. The
mass of the Sun is 1.989 × 1030 kilograms. How much greater is the mass of the
Sun than the mass of the Earth?