MathsYears 10–11Number

Standard form calculations

Perform calculations with numbers in standard form including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine you have 300,000,000,000,000 — a massive number! Standard form shrinks it down so it's easy to work with.

  2. 2

    Which of these is in standard form?

  3. 3

    Let's multiply (3 × 10⁴) × (2 × 10³) together.

  4. 4

    Now you try: multiply 4 × 10⁵ by 2 × 10². Drag the pieces into place.

  5. 5

    What is (5 × 10⁶) × (3 × 10²)?

  6. 6

    Now let's divide: (8 × 10⁷) ÷ (2 × 10³).

  7. 7

    What is (9 × 10⁸) ÷ (3 × 10²)?

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