SHSAT Sample Lesson: Scientific Notation

Lesson: Scientific Notation

After you watch the lesson above, try this practice problem
Write 52,300 in scientific notation.

$5.23 \times 10^2$

$5.23 \times 10^4$

$5.23 \times 10^{-4}$

$5.23 \times 10^3$

$52.3 \times 10^3$

Try this example:
Write 0.003 in scientific notation.

$3 \times 10^{-3}$

$3 \times 10^3$

$3 \times 10^2$

$3 \times 10^{-2}$

$3 \times 10^4$

Try this example:
Write $5.4 \times 10^2$ in standard notation.

$540$

$5,400$

$0.0054$

$0.054$

$54$

Try this example:
Write $3.07 \times 10^{-3}$ in standard notation.

0.00307

0.000307

3,070

307,000

307

Lesson: Multiplying Numbers Written in Scientific Notation

After you watch the lesson above, try this practice problem
Multiply $3 \times 10^4$ by $2 \times 10^2$ .

$5 \times 10^8$

$6 \times 10^8$

$5 \times 10^6$

$6 \times 10^6$

$6 \times 10^2$

Try this example:
Multiply $2.3 \times 10^5$ and $2 \times 10^{-1}$ .

$4.6 \times 10^{-5}$

$4.3 \times 10^4$

$4.3 \times 10^{-5}$

$4.6 \times 10^4$

$4.3 \times 10^6$

Lesson: Dividing Terms Written in Scientific Notation

After you watch the lesson above, try this practice problem
Divide $4.4 \times 10^8$ by $2 \times 10^4$ .

$2.4 \times 10^4$

$2.2 \times 10^2$

$2.2 \times 10^4$

$2.4 \times 10^2$

$2.4 \times 10^{12}$

Lesson: Adding & Subtracting Numbers Written in Scientific Notation

After you watch the lesson above, try this practice problem
Add $3.2 \times 10^3$ and $2.1 \times 10^3$ .

$6.62 \times 10^3$

$6.62 \times 10^6$

$5.3 \times 10^6$

$5.3 \times 10^9$

$5.3 \times 10^3$

Try this example:
What is the sum of $8.5 \times 10^4$ and $6.1 \times 10^4$ in scientific notation?

$2.4 \times 10^4$

$1.46 \times 10^3$

$2.4$

$1.46 \times 10^5$

$14.6 \times 10^5$

Try this example:
What is the sum of $3 \times 10^2$ and $5.3 \times 10^3$ in scientific notation?

$8.3 \times 10^3$

$5.6 \times 10^2$

$5.6 \times 10^6$

$8.3 \times 10^5$

$5.6 \times 10^3$