Year 11
Foundation

Dividing Two Numbers in Standard Form

Year 11
Foundation

Dividing Two Numbers in Standard Form

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to divide any two numbers in standard form. We will model increasingly difficult questions and finish with a worded question.

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4 Questions

Q1.
Work out (2 × 10³) × (4 × 10²). Give your answer in standard form.
6 × 10⁶
Correct answer: 8 × 10⁵
8 × 10⁶
Q2.
Calculate (6.4 × 10³) × (2.2 × 10⁴). Give your answer in standard form.
1.28 × 10⁸
1.32 × 10⁸
Correct answer: 1.408 × 10⁸
1.5 × 10⁸
Q3.
Work out (3 × 10⁻⁴) × (4 × 10⁻²), give your answer in correct standard form.
1.2 × 10⁻¹
Correct answer: 1.2 × 10⁻⁵
12 × 10⁻²
12 × 10⁻⁶
Q4.
Calculate (4.1 × 10⁻²) × (3.2 × 10⁻³), giving your answer in correct standard form.
Correct answer: 1.312 × 10⁻⁴
12.2 × 10⁻⁴
12.2 × 10⁻⁵
13.12 × 10⁻⁵

4 Questions

Q1.
Work out (8.4 × 10⁶) ÷ (4 × 10²). Give your answer in standard form.
2.1 × 10³
Correct answer: 2.1 × 10⁴
4.4 × 10³
4.4 × 10⁴
Q2.
Calculate (2 × 10⁷) ÷ (5 × 10⁴). Give your answer in correct standard form.
0.4 × 10³
2.5 × 10³
2.5 × 10⁴
Correct answer: 4 × 10²
Q3.
Work out (8.42 × 10⁶) ÷ (2 × 10⁻²), give your answer in correct standard form.
4.21 × 10⁻³
4.21 × 10⁻⁴
4.21 × 10⁴
Correct answer: 4.21 × 10⁸
Q4.
Calculate (2.4 × 10⁻²) ÷ (8 × 10⁻⁶), giving your answer in correct standard form.
3 × 10⁻⁴
3 × 10⁻⁸
Correct answer: 3 × 10³
3 × 10⁴