Standard Form

Question 1

Turn the following into standard form;

800,000

Answer 1

8 x10^5

Question 2

Turn the following into standard form;

5710,000

Answer 2

5.71 x10^6

Question 3

Turn the following into standard form;

87 x10^5

Answer 3

8.7 x10^6

Question 4

Turn the following into standard form;

0.000673

Answer 4

6.73 x10^-4

Question 5

Turn the following into standard form;

0.006078

Answer 5

6.078 x10^-3

Question 6

What is standard form?

Answer 6

Standard form allows us to write very large/small numbers quickly and easily, as well as making calculations simpler.

A number written in standard form is presented as A x 10n, where A is a number bigger than or equal to 1 and less than 10. n can be any positive or negative whole number.