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  • Which is greater: the diameter of a red blood cell ( 6.2 × 10−⁶m) or a virus (1.5 × 10−⁸)?
    6.2 × 10⁻⁶ m is greater
  • Simplify: ( 𝑏³ )⁴
    b¹² (Multiply exponents)
  • Simplify: 𝑥 ⁹ ÷ 𝑥 ³
    x ⁶ (Subtract exponents)
  • Simplify: ( 2³ )²
    2⁶ =64
  • The half-life of Uranium 234 is 2.5 × 10⁵ years and the half-life of Plutonium is 8.0 × 10⁷ years. How many times greater is the half-life of Plutonium than Uranium 234?
    (8.0 × 10⁷ ) / (2.5 × 10⁵ ) = 3.2 × 10² = 320 times greater.
  • Express in standard form: 7.2 × 10³
    7200
  • Which is greater: 5.6×10 −⁵ or 5.6×10−³
    5.6 × 10⁻³ is greater
  • A cell is 3 × 10 − ⁶ meters wide. What is the width of 1000 cells?
    3×10 −³ meters
  • Simplify: 𝑎 ⁴ × 𝑎 ⁶
    𝑎 ¹⁰ (Add exponents)
  • Simplify: 10⁷ ÷ 10⁵
    10² =100
  • Simplify: 3² × 3⁴
    3⁶
  • What is any number raised to the power of 0?
    1 (e.g., 5⁰ = 1)
  • Express in scientific notation: 4,500,000
    4.5×10⁶
  • A computer processes 5 × 10⁶ bits per second. How many bits in 3 seconds?
    1.5×10⁷
  • Simplify and evaluate: ( 5² )²
    5⁴ = 625