Mathematics 1 ESO – Unit 2 POWERS AND ROOTS extra activities

Watch the video on “Multiplying multiples of powers of 10″ and answer:

  • a)  Why do we first change the order of multiplication?
  • b)  Why is the final exponent “6”?
  • c)  What two ways can we write “fifteen million”?
  • d)  Solve:
    • I)  (2·105) (-5·10-2)
    • II)  (4·105) (3·102)
    • III)  (10-3) (-7·10-2)