Standard form — Grade 8 Math, what it means and where it is taught
The ordinary way of writing a number, like 47,000.
Taught in Grade 8 Math.
Where it is taught
Practise this idea
3 questions in the course bank use Standard form, in Exponents & Scientific Notation, Operations with Scientific Notation.
Problem 1
Write 4.3 × 106 in standard form.
Worked answer
4300000
4.3 × 1,000,000 = 4,300,000
Problem 2
Compute (3 × 105)(2 × 10-2) and give the answer in standard form.
Worked answer
6000
3 × 2 = 6
105 · 10-2 = 103
6 × 103 = 6000
Problem 3
Write 3.5 × 105 in standard form.
Worked answer
350000
350,000