Convert Standard Form To Scientific Notation Problems

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Convert standard form to scientific notation

It is projected that in the year `2023`, the Earth’s population will reach `8text(,)000text(,)000text(,)000`. What is this number written in scientific notation? <highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Round the coefficient to the nearest thousandths, if necessary.</highlight>

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The distance to drive from the west coast to the east coast of the United States is approximately `3text(,)000` miles. What is this distance written in scientific notation? <highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Round the coefficient to the nearest thousandths, if necessary.</highlight>

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A popular singer has `40text(,)000text(,)000` followers on social media.What is the number of followers in scientific notation? <highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Round the coefficient to the nearest thousandths, if necessary.</highlight>

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The temperature of erupting lava from Hawaii Volcano is about `2` thousand degrees Fahrenheit. What is this number in scientific notation? <highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Round the coefficient to the nearest thousandths, if necessary.</highlight>

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The temperature at the core of the Sun is approximately `15` million degrees Celsius. What is this number in scientific notation? <highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Round the coefficient to the nearest thousandths, if necessary.</highlight>

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Betelgeuse is a red supergiant star in the constellation Orion. It is the `10th` brightest star in the night sky. Betelgeuse has been measured to be approximately `1.4` billion km in diameter. What is this number written in scientific notation? <highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Round the coefficient to the nearest thousandths, if necessary.</highlight>

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Salt water covers approximately `352` million square km of the Earth's surface. What is this surface area expressed in scientific notation? <highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Round the coefficient to the nearest thousandths, if necessary.</highlight>

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Convert standard form to scientific notation

A concert organizer sold `24` thousand tickets online for various events across the globe. What is this number in scientific notation? <highlight data-color="#666" data-style="italic">Round the coefficient to the nearest thousandths, if necessary.</highlight>

To convert the standard form numbers into scientific format one needs to first put the decimal in the number to get the number in form of 1 to 10. this number will be the expression, and then from how many numbers the decimal is placed will be the power of the expression. So the number will be written in the form of a.b * 108. Students should practice convert standard form to specific notion problems t...

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Grade 8

Scientific Notation

8.EE.A.3