Powers of Ten Worksheet

Powers of Ten

Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Show your work where applicable.

1. 10 to the power of 2 is written as 10², which equals  .

2. 1,000 can be written as 10 to the power of  .

3. When you multiply a number by 10³, you move the decimal point   places to the right.

4. 10⁵ is the same as 1 followed by   zeros.

1. Calculate: 35 x 10²

2. Calculate: 0.7 x 10³

3. Calculate: 12.45 x 10⁴

1. Calculate: 800 ÷ 10²

2. Calculate: 45.6 ÷ 10³

3. Calculate: 12,000 ÷ 10⁴

1. Which of the following is equivalent to 10,000?

2. What is the value of 6 x 10⁰?

1. Multiplying by 10³ is the same as multiplying by 100.

2. 5.2 ÷ 10² is equal to 0.052.

1. A factory produces 100 toys every hour. If it operates for 10 hours a day, how many toys does it produce in 10 days? Express your answer using powers of ten.

2. Sarah has a collection of stamps. She has 10 albums, and each album has 100 pages. Each page has 10 stamps. How many stamps does Sarah have in total? Write your answer in standard form and using powers of ten.