Key Stage 3 (KS3) · Mathematics

Standard Form: Practice Questions

5 multiple-choice questions marked as you go, and 1 written questions with worked solutions. All on Standard Form.

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Question 1
1 mark

Express \( 0.000042 \) in standard form.

Question 2
1 mark

The thickness of a piece of paper is \( 9.5 \times 10^{-3} \text{ cm} \). What is the total thickness of \( 2000 \) pieces of such paper, expressed in standard form?

Question 3
1 mark

Calculate \( (4.2 \times 10^5) + (3.1 \times 10^5) \) and express the answer in standard form.

Question 4
1 mark

Express the product of \( 5 \times 10^6 \) and \( 3 \times 10^{-2} \) in standard form.

Question 5
1 mark

Express \( 0.0000000352 \) in standard form.

Question 6
2 marks

The distance between two planets is approximately \( 1.5 \times 10^8 \text{ km} \). Express this distance in ordinary notation.

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