Test Bank For Nature of Mathematics 13e Karl Smith

Test Bank For Nature of Mathematics 13e Karl Smith

1.3 – Scientific Notation and Estimation

1. Express the number in scientific notation and in floating-point notation.

68

a. Scientific notation:

Floating point notation: 6800 05

b. Scientific notation:

Floating point notation: 68 02

c. Scientific notation:

Floating point notation: 0.68 07

d. Scientific notation:

Floating point notation: 6.8 03

e. Scientific notation:

Floating point notation: 6.8 03

ANSWER: e

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2. Write the number in fixed-point notation.

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a. 804,000

b. 8,040,000

c. 80,400

d. 80,400,000

e. 8,040,000,000

ANSWER: b

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3. Write the number in fixed-point notation. Round your answer to 10 decimal places.

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a. 0.0771604938

b. 0.0000007716

c. 0.0077160494

d. 0.6666666667

e. 0.0007716049

ANSWER: e

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4. How many pages are necessary to make 1,050 copies of a manuscript that is 423 pages long? (Print on one side only.)

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a. 915,850

b. 775,850

c. 626,650

d. 423

e. 444,150

ANSWER: e

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5. Compute the result. Leave your answer in scientific notation. Round your answer to 1 decimal place.​

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

ANSWER: d

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6. Compute the result. Leave your answer in scientific notation. Round your answer to 1 decimal place.

a.

b.

c.

d.

e. ​

ANSWER: e

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7. Compute the result.

a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

ANSWER: e

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8. If it takes one second to write down each digit, how long will it take to write down all the numbers from 1 to 1,000?

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a. 48 min, 13 sec.

b. 105 min, 1 sec.

c. 91 min, 3 sec.

d. 48 min

e. 83 min, 6 sec.

ANSWER: a

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9. Imagine that you have written down the numbers from 1 to 1,000. What is the total number of zeros you have recorded?

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a. 161

b. 71

c. 191

d. 192

e. 141

ANSWER: d

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10. If a country’s annual production of sugar is 30,000,000 tons, estimate the number of grains of sugar produced in a year in that country. Use scientific notation. Round your answer to 4 decimal places. (Note: There are 2,000 lb per ton. Assume there are 2,260,000 grains in a pound of sugar.)

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a.

b.

c.

d.

e.

ANSWER: c

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