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1. |
Two solid rocket boosters provide the main thrust to lift the space shuttle off the launching pad. Each booster weighs approximately 1.92 × 105 pounds. Express this weight in standard form. |
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19,200,000 pounds |
B. |
0.0000192 pounds |
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C. |
19,200 pounds |
D. |
192,000 pounds |
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2. |
Express 7,000,000,000 in scientific notation. |
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A. |
7 × 109 |
B. |
7 × 106 |
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C. |
7 × 108 |
D. |
7 × 1012 |
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3. |
Express 3.157 ×10-4 in standard form. |
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A. |
0.0003157 |
B. |
0.003157 |
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C. |
31,570 |
D. |
0.00003157 |
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4. |
Write 4.06 × 10-4 in standard form. |
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A. |
0.000406 |
B. |
4,060 |
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C. |
40,600 |
D. |
0.00406 |
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5. |
The amount of corn produced by the major corn-producing countries is given in the table. Order the countries according to the amount of corn produced from greatest to least. |
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France, Mexico, Brazil, China, United States |
B. |
Brazil, Mexico, France, United States, China |
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C. |
Brazil, United States, Mexico, France, China |
D. |
United States, China, Brazil, Mexico, France |
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