Powers, Roots & Standard Form (Edexcel GCSE Maths: Foundation): Exam Questions

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Write down the value of 19 to the power of 0.

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The cost of building a ship was $153000000.

Write 153000000 in standard form.

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Write the number 40 in standard form.

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Write 2020 in standard form.

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Write 15060 in standard form.

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Write 72000 in standard form.

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Write 0.0018 in standard form.

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Write down the value of 250.

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Write 640000 in standard form.

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Write 0.0006 in standard form.

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Write 0.00527 in standard form.

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Write 2760000 in standard form.

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Write 0.0000523 in standard form.

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Write 0.000347 in standard form.

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Write 6.7201 cross times 10 cubed as an ordinary number.

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Convert 32600 to standard form.

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Evaluate

i)  5 cubed

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ii)  open parentheses cube root of 27 close parentheses cubed

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i) Write 9.314 cross times 10 to the power of 5 as an ordinary number.

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ii) Calculate open parentheses 4.1 cross times 10 to the power of negative 3 end exponent close parentheses cross times open parentheses 8.9 cross times 10 to the power of 7 close parentheses
Give your answer in standard form.

[2]

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Find the value of

i) 3 to the power of 0 comma

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ii) 5 to the power of negative 2 end exponent.

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3a
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Write the number 0.0605 in standard form.

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Calculate open parentheses 1.63 cross times 10 to the power of 12 close parentheses cross times open parentheses 2.47 cross times 10 to the power of negative 1 end exponent close parentheses

Give your answer in standard form.

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Write 45000 in standard form.

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Write 2.06 cross times 10 to the power of negative 2 end exponent as an ordinary number.

[1]

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i) Write down the reciprocal of 15.

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ii) Write down the value of 15 to the power of 0.

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iii) Write 0.015 in standard form.

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Find the value of 6 to the power of 0 plus 6 squared

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Find the value of 5-3

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i) Write 4.2 cross times 10 to the power of negative 3 end exponent as an ordinary number.

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ii) Calculate open parentheses 8.1 cross times 10 cubed close parentheses plus open parentheses 7.9 cross times 10 to the power of 4 close parentheses Give your answer in standard form.

[2]

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Find the value of

i) cube root of 512

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ii) 6 to the power of 8 over 2 to the power of 6

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iii) 70

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Work out open parentheses negative 4 close parentheses cubed

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Find the value of open parentheses square root of 25 close parentheses squared.

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The mass of the earth is 5.97 cross times 10 to the power of 24 space kg.
The mass of Mars is 0.11 times the mass of the earth.

Work out an estimate for the mass of Mars.
Give your answer in standard form.

11b
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Explain whether your answer to (a) is an underestimate or an overestimate.

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(i) Write 3 to the power of 4 cross times 3 cubed in the form 3 to the power of n

(ii) Write down the value of 3 to the power of negative 1 end exponent

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Write fraction numerator 7 to the power of 8 cross times 7 to the power of 4 over denominator 7 cubed end fraction in the form 7 to the power of n where n is an integer

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The same number is missing from each box.

Four empty rectangles separated by multiplication signs with the result equal to 625.

Find the missing number.

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Work out 3 to the power of 5

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A fan spins at 1200 revolutions per minute.

Calculate the number of revolutions in 3.5 hours.

Write your answer in standard form.

.......... revolutions

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Write 3.57 cross times 10 to the power of negative 4 end exponent as an ordinary number.

15b
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Write space 8 390 000 space in standard form.

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i) Write 4.81 cross times 10 to the power of negative 3 end exponent as an ordinary number.

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ii) Write 75000 in standard form.

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iii) Calculate  fraction numerator 6.3 cross times 10 squared over denominator 7 cross times 10 to the power of negative 3 end exponent end fraction

Write your answer in standard form.

[2]

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Find the value of x when 5 to the power of x cross times 5 cubed equals 5 to the power of 12

x equals...........................

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The average distance from Earth to Mars is 2.25 cross times 10 to the power of 8 km. A space ship travels from Earth to Mars at an average speed of 5.8 cross times 10 to the power of 4 km/h.

Find how long, in hours, the journey takes.

.............................. hours

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Find the value of  p when  5 to the power of p divided by space 5 to the power of 8 space equals space 5 to the power of 13.

p space equals....................... 

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Mercury is 58 000 000 km from the sun.

Jupiter is 7.22×108 km further from the sun than Mercury.

Earth is 1.5×108 km from the sun. 

Find how many times further from the sun Jupiter is, than Earth.