Sample Questions

1) Convert the following numbers to scientific notation:

a) 4587
b) 0.75
c) 9785
d) 0.00045

2) Convert the following numbers to standard notation:

a) 7.5 x 10

⁴

b) 0.58 x 10

⁸

c) 5.987 x 10

⁷

d) 0.458 x 10

^-4

3) Convert the following:

a) 175 mL to L
b) 65.7 m to cm
c) 48 pounds to kg
d) 8 mm to m

4) Using the following conversion factors, fill in the blanks below:

1 g = 10^-3 kg
1 mg = 10^-3 g
1 µg = 10^-3 mg

a) 8 kg = ? g = ? mg = ? µg
b) ? kg = 0.0095 g = ? mg = ? µg
c) ? kg = ? g = ? mg = 4 x 10^-9 µg