Standard Form — Questions
IGCSE Mathematics (0580) practice questions. Work through each question before checking the solutions page.
Question 1
[2](a)Calculate (3.2 × 10⁵) × (4 × 10⁻²), giving your answer in standard form.
Question 2
[2](a)Calculate (6.4 × 10⁸) ÷ (1.6 × 10³), giving your answer in standard form.
Question 3
[3](a)The population of a country is 4.7 × 10⁷ and the population of a city within it is 9.4 × 10⁵. Calculate how many times greater the country's population is than the city's.
Question 4
[2](a)Calculate (2.5 × 10⁻³) × (4 × 10⁶), giving your answer in standard form.
Question 5
[2](a)Calculate (9 × 10⁷) ÷ (3 × 10⁻²), giving your answer in standard form.
Question 6
[2](a)Calculate (5.6 × 10⁴) + (3.2 × 10³), giving your answer in standard form.
Question 7
[1](a)Write 0.000042 in standard form.
Question 8
[1](a)Write 3.6 × 10⁵ as an ordinary number.
Question 9
[2](a)A virus has a diameter of 3 × 10⁻⁸ m. A bacterium has a diameter of 2 × 10⁻⁶ m. Calculate how many times larger the bacterium's diameter is.
Question 10
[2](a)Calculate (6 × 10³)², giving your answer in standard form.
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