Year 11
Foundation

Convert small standard form numbers to ordinary form

Year 11
Foundation

Convert small standard form numbers to ordinary form

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will convert standard form numbers with negative powers of ten into ordinary numbers.

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4 Questions

Q1.
Which power of ten is equivalent to 0.01?
10⁻¹
Correct answer: 10⁻²
10⁻³
10²
Q2.
Complete the missing number in this calculation 5 ÷ ? = 0.05
1,000
10
10,000
Correct answer: 100
Q3.
Write 0.0003 in standard form.
0.003 x 10⁰
0.3 x 10⁻³
3 x 10⁻³
Correct answer: 3 x 10⁻⁴
Q4.
Which number is smaller? 3 x 10⁻⁴ or 4 x 10⁻³
0.3 x 10⁻³
Correct answer: 3 x 10⁻⁴

3 Questions

Q1.
Write 4 x 10⁻³ in ordinary form.
-0.000004
0.000004
0.0004
Correct answer: 0.004
Q2.
Write 2.05 x 10⁻⁶ in ordinary form.
Correct answer: 0.00000205
0.0000205
0.000205
0.00205
Q3.
Which number is smaller? 5 x 10⁻⁴ or 4 x 10⁻⁵
Correct answer: 4 x 10⁻⁵
5 x 10⁻⁴