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0580/11 May/Jun 2025, Question 25: Standard Form

Cambridge IGCSE Mathematics 0580 · Paper 11 (Core) · Non-calculator · 2 marks

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Convert between standard form and ordinary numbers: write 32 500 in standard form, and write 5.6 × 10⁻³ as an ordinary number.

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Part (a) · 1 mark

Write 32 500 in standard form.

  1. 132 500 = 3.25 × 10 000 = 3.25 × 10⁴

Answer3.25 × 10⁴

Part (b) · 1 mark

Write 5.6 × 10⁻³ as an ordinary number.

  1. 15.6 ÷ 1000 = 0.0056

Answer0.0056

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