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CHAPTER 1 : STANDARD FORM

EXERCISE 2
1. Round off each of the following numbers to 3 significant figures.
(a) 2963

(b) 51852

2. Round off 71.65 to

(a) 3 Significant figures

(b) 1 Significant figures

3. Round off 0.06053 to

(a) 3 Significant figures

(b) 2 Significant figures

(c) 1 Significant figures

4. Express each of the following numbers in standard form

(a)

48000

(b)

9200.05

(c)

0.026

(d)

0.00000038

5. Convert the following numbers in standard form to a single number.

(a) 2.19 10 3
=
(b) 8.2 10 4

6. Evaluate each of the following and express your answers in standard form.
(a) 16000000 + 2500000

(b) 0.69 + 10.451

7. Evaluate each of the following and express your answers in standard form.
(a) 920000 87000

(b) 0.043 0.00095

8. Evaluate each of the following and express your answers in standard form.
(a) 4.8 700

(b) 0.0029 0.065

9. Evaluate each of the following and express your answers in standard form.
(a) 48.6 0.03

(b) 0.000096 0.04

=
10. Given that the mass of a carbon atom and an oxygen atom are 2 10 23 g and
23
2.7 10
g respectively, one molecule of carbon dioxide gas consist of
one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms. Calculate the mass in gram, of one
molecule of carbon dioxide gas.
Answer :

CHAPTER 1 : STANDARD FORM

DIAGNOSTIC TEST
1. Round off 0.0487 correct to two significant figures.
A 0.04
B 0.05
C 0.048
D 0.049
5

2. 2.7 10 + 77000
=
A
B
C
D

1.04
1.04
3.47
3.47

10
9
10
5
10
9
10
2

3. The area of a rectangular plot of land is 9.2 km . Its width is 2300 m. Find the length,
in m, of the plot of land.
A
B
C
D

4 10
4
4 10
3
6.9 10
4
6.9 10

4. Express 0.0000405 in standard form.

A
B
C
D

-5

4.05 10
5
4.05 10
-7
405 10
7
405 10
2

5.

9 28 10
=
(4 10 3 )2
A
B
C
D

2 32 10
4
2 32 10
5 8 10 3
4
5 8 10

6. 5 34 10 7 3 7 10 8 =
A
B
C
D

1 64 10
1 64 10 7
4 97 10 8
4 97 10 7

7. Round off 0
07207
A
B
C
D

correct to three significant figures.

0 07
0 072
0 0720
0 0721

8. Round off 80725 correct to three significant figures.

A
B
C
D

80700
80720
80730
80800

9. Express 9 9263 10 6 as a single number.

A
B
C
D

10.

0 009263
0 0009263
0 00009263
0 000009263

0 02
=
4000000
A
B
C
D

5 10
4
5 10
5 10 8
5 10 9