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0580/13 May/Jun 2024, Question 22: Standard Form

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 13 (Core) · Calculator · 4 marks

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Convert two given numbers into standard form, then evaluate a division of numbers written with powers of ten, giving the result in standard form.

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Part (ai) · 1 mark

Express 0.007 in standard form.

  1. 10.007 = 7 × 10⁻³

Answer7 × 10⁻³

Part (aii) · 1 mark

Express 700 000 000 in standard form.

  1. 1700 000 000 = 7 × 10⁸

Answer7 × 10⁸

Part (b) · 2 marks

Work out (3200 × 5.4 × 10⁻³) ÷ (4.8 × 10⁻⁴) and give the answer in standard form.

  1. 13200 × 5.4 × 10⁻³ = 17.28
  2. 217.28 ÷ (4.8 × 10⁻⁴) = 36 000
  3. 3= 3.6 × 10⁴

Answer3.6 × 10⁴

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