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Grade 8 scientific notation worksheets

8.EE.A.3 Number and operations

Printable scientific notation worksheets for grade 8, aligned to Common Core standard 8.EE.A.3. One digit before the decimal.

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Sample problems

  1. Write 50,000 in scientific notation. 5 × 10^4
  2. Write 60,000 in scientific notation. 6 × 10^4
  3. Write 3,000 in scientific notation. 3 × 10^3
  4. Write 1,000 in scientific notation. 1 × 10^3
  5. Write 100,000 in scientific notation. 1 × 10^5
  6. Write 3,000,000 in scientific notation. 3 × 10^6
  7. Write 400,000 in scientific notation. 4 × 10^5
  8. Write 90,000 in scientific notation. 9 × 10^4

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A worked example

Write 50,000 in scientific notation. 5 × 10^4

  1. Move the decimal point left until one digit is in front: 5
  2. It moved 4 places, so that is the power of 10: 5 × 10^4

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