🧠 Scientific Notation: Show Your Thinking (8.EE.A.4)

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Perform operations with numbers in scientific notation. Solve each problem and show your work.

1. Write in standard form: 2.7 × 10^-4

Show your work

2. (5 × 10^-3)(1.4 × 10⁶) = ___

Show your work

3. Write in standard form: 5 × 10²

Show your work

4. (3.8 × 10^-1)(3 × 10⁵) = ___

Show your work

5. Write in standard form: 9.4 × 10^-1

Show your work

6. (4.8 × 10⁰)(1.2 × 10²) = ___

Show your work

Explain: How did you solve problem 1? Could you check it another way?

Answer key: 1) 0.00027 · 2) 7 × 10^3 · 3) 500 · 4) 1.14 × 10^5 · 5) 0.94 · 6) 5.76 × 10^2

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About this grade 8 worksheet

Free Grade 8 math worksheet (Common Core 8.EE.A.4): scientific notation — problems with space to show work and explain reasoning, with answer key. Skill: Perform operations with numbers in scientific notation. Level: Grade 8 — also suits Year 9 (UK).

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CCSS 8.EE.A.4: Perform operations with numbers in scientific notation
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