Scientific Notation Worksheets

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Grade 8CCSS 8.EE.A.4Answer key includedPDF · Print

Easy: Large numbers to scientific notation

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A number in scientific notation is a factor from 1 up to 10 times a power of ten. The exponent counts how many places the decimal point moves.

Write in scientific notation or standard form, or compute.

Leaving the first factor outside 1 to 10, such as 45 × 10³.
Using a positive exponent for a number less than 1.
Forgetting to adjust the exponent after renormalizing a product, such as 12 × 10⁵ = 1.2 × 10⁶.

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