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Exponents & Powers

The diameter of the Sun is 1.4 × 109 m and the diameter of the Earth
is 1.2756 × 107 m. Compare their diameters by division.

03/11/2024

Mathematics

8th

Exponents & Powers

Find three repeater machines that will do the same work as a (×64)
machine. Draw them, or describe them using exponents

03/11/2024

Mathematics

8th

Exponents & Powers

There are 864,00 seconds in a day. How many days long is a second?
Express your answer in scientific notation.

03/11/2024

Mathematics

8th

Exponents & Powers

About 230 billion litres of water flows through a river each day. How
many litres of water flows through that river in a week? How many
litres of water flows through the river in an year? Write your answer
in standard notation

03/11/2024

Mathematics

8th

Exponents & Powers

An inch is approximately equal to 0.02543 metres. Write this distance in standard form

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Mathematics

8th

Exponents & Powers

The planet Uranus is approximately 2,896,819,200,000 metres away from the Sun. What is this distance in standard form?

03/11/2024

Mathematics

8th

Exponents & Powers

The cells of a bacteria double itself every hour. How many cells will
there be after 8 hours, if initially we start with 1 cell. Express the
answer in powers.

03/11/2024

Mathematics

8th

Exponents & Powers

The cells of a bacteria double in every 30 minutes. A scientist begins
with a single cell. How many cells will be there after
(a) 12 hours (b) 24 hours

03/11/2024

Mathematics

8th

Exponents & Powers

A new born bear weighs 4 kg. How many kilograms might a five year
old bear weigh if its weight increases by the power of 2 in 5 years?

03/11/2024

Mathematics

8th

Exponents & Powers

The number of red blood cells per cubic millimetre of blood is approximately 5.5 million. If the average body contains 5 litres of blood, what is the total number of red cells in the body? Write the standard form. (1 litre = 1,00,000 mm3)

03/11/2024

Mathematics

8th