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UNIT 3
1.

2.

3.

Teacher Support Y9A

Indices and Standard Form

Extra Exercises 3.1

Calculate:
(a)

42

(b)

52

(c)

53

(d)

82

(e)

10 4

(f)

25

Copy and complete each of the following statements:

(a)

777777=7

(b)

10 10 10 10 10 = 10

(c)

33333333=3

(d)

66=6

(e)

11 11 11 = 11

(f)

100 100 100 100 100 = 100

Copy and complete each of the following statements:

(a)

1000 = 10

(b)

4=2

(c)

1000 000 = 10

(d)

32 = 2

(e)

49 = 7

(f)

64 = 4

(g)

27 = 3

(h)

17 = 17

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2.

3.

Teacher Support Y9A

Indices and Standard Form

Extra Exercises 3.2

Copy each of the following statements and fill in all the missing numbers:
(a)

36 37 = 3

(b)

84 83 = 8

(c)

5 12 5 3 = 5

(d)

11 14 11 3 = 11

(e)

(2 )

=2

(f)

(5 )

(g)

12 6 12 4 = 12

(h)

14 11 14 5 = 14

=5

Copy and complete each of the following statements:

(a)

23 2

(c)

(5 )

(b)

38 3

= 58

(d)

(5

) 4 = 5 28

(e)

74 = 75

(f)

8 3 = 8 11

(g)

(3

) 4 = 3 24

(h)

72 = 78

= 28

= 32

Simplify each of the following expressions:

(a)

x2 x3

(b)

x6 x7

(c)

p7p2

(d)

(y )

(e)

a6 a 4

(f)

a7 a4

(g)

b 16 b 7

(h)

p4 p2 p3

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2.

3.

4.

Teacher Support Y9A

Indices and Standard Form

Extra Exercises 3.3

Write each of the following numbers as a fraction, without using any indices:
(a)

2 4

(b)

8 1

(c)

3 2

(d)

7 1

(e)

10 2

(f)

4 2

Copy and complete each of the following statements:

(a)

1
=9
96

(c)

1
1
=
1000 10

= 10

(b)

1
1
=
49 7

(d)

1
1
=
=2
8 2

=7

Calculate, giving your answers as fractions or decimals:

(a)

10 1 + 10

(b)

2 + 2 1

(c)

2 1 + 3 1

(d)

6 1 + 3 1

(e)

10 1 + 10 2

(f)

2 1 + 2 2

(g)

5 1 + 10 1

(h)

10 2 + 10 2

Simplify each of the following expressions:

(a)

4 7 4 5

(b)

3 6 3 10

(c)

(2 )

(d)

3 5 3 3

(e)

4 7 4 3

(f)

(5 )

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Indices and Standard Form

Extra Exercises 3.4

Write each of the following numbers in standard form:

(a)

400 000

(b)

370 000

(c)

125 000 000 000

(d)

360

(e)

20

(f)

571 300 000

Convert each of the following numbers from standard form to the usual notation:
(a)

3.6 10 4

(b)

8 10 5

(c)

4.21 10 3

(d)

5.211 10 2

(e)

8.7 10 6

(f)

4.8 10 10

Write each of the following numbers in standard form:

(a)

0.0003

(b)

0.000047

(c)

0.06

(d)

0.00321

(e)

0.37

(f)

0.000003742

Convert each of the following numbers from standard form to the usual notation:
(a)

6 10 3

(b)

4 10 5

(c)

6.2 10 3

(d)

7.41 10 6

(e)

3 10 1

(f)

4.231 10 2

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Indices and Standard Form

Calculate:
1

(a)

(b)

81 2

(d)

10000

(g)

16 4

(j)

64 6

1
2

(c)

12

1
2

(e)

(h)

125

(k)

1000 000 6

1
3

2.

(a)

(12 3)

(c)

(21 3 + 1) 3

(e)

(49 24)

1
2

(d)

1
3

4 10
5

(b)

(13

12 2 ) 2

8 16
2

(f)

1
3

Calculate:
1

(a)

4 2 + 16

(c)

100
1
3

1
2

1
2

+ 25

1
2

1
2

(e)

8 4

(g)

1 10 + 16

1
2

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1
3

+4

1
2

(b)

(d)

400 2 + 100 2

(f)

11 144

(h)

1
3

1
2

1
5

64

(i)

32

(l)

169 2

Calculate:
1
2

121 2

(f)

3.

Extra Exercises 3.5

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1
2

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Extra Exercises 3.1 Answers

1.

(a)
(d)

16
64

(b)
(e)

25
10 000

(c)
(f)

125
32

2.

(a)

76

(b)

10 5

(c)

38

(d)

62

(e)

11 3

(f)

100 5

(a)

10 3

(b)

22

(c)

10 6

(d)

25

(e)

72

(f)

43

(g)

33

(h)

17 1

3.

Extra Exercises 3.2 Answers

1.

2.

3.

(a)

3 13

(b)

87

(c)

59

(d)

11 11

(e)

2 15

(f)

58

(g)

12 10

(h)

14 6

(a)

23 25 = 28

(b)

38 36 = 32

(c)

(5 )

(d)

(5 )

(e)

79 74 = 75

(f)

8 8 8 3 = 8 11

(g)

(3 )

(h)

7 10 7 2 = 7 8

(a)

x5

(b)

x 13

(c)

p5

(d)

y6

(e)

a2

(f)

a 11

(g)

b9

(h)

p9

= 58

= 3 24

= 5 28

Extra Exercises 3.3 Answers

1.

(a)
(d)

1
16
1
7

(b)
(e)

1
8
1
100

(c)
(f)

1
2
2 = 7
7

1
9
1
16
1
3
3 = 10
10

2.

(a)

9 6

3.

(a)

10.1 or 10

(e)

0.11 or

(a)

42

(b)

34

(c)

2 8

(d)

3 8

(e)

4 10

(f)

5 12

4.

(b)
1
10

11
100

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(c)

(b)

2.5 or 2

1
2

(c)

5
6

(f)

0.75 or

3
4

(g)

0.3 or

3
10

(d)

1
3
3 = 2
2

(d)

0.5 or

1
2

(h)

0.02 or

1
50

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Extra Exercises 3.4 Answers

1.

2.

3.

4.

(a)

4 10 5

(b)

3.7 10 5

(c)

1.25 10 11

(d)

3.6 10 2

(e)

2 10 1

(f)

5.713 10 8

(a)

36 000

(b)

800 000

(c)

4210

(d)

521.1

(e)

8 700 000

(f)

48 000 000 000

(a)

3 10 4

(b)

4.7 10 5

(c)

6 10 2

(d)

3.21 10 3

(e)

3.7 10 1

(f)

3.742 10 6

(a)

0.006

(b)

0.00004

(c)

0.0062

(d)

0.00000741

(e)

0.3

(f)

0.04231

Extra Exercises 3.5 Answers

1.

2.

3.

(a)

(b)

(c)

11

(d)

100

(e)

(f)

1
8

(g)

(h)

1
5

(i)

1
2

(j)

(k)

10

(l)

13

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

2
1
5

4
1
4

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

30

(e)

(f)

109

(g)

(h)

5
6

1
4

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(f)

3
10
1
1
4