Mathematics 4024 · O Level · Standard form

Standard form — practice question

The table lists the population figures and land areas for three countries in 2019.
(a(i))[1]

Write down the smallest population value.

(a(ii))[1]

Find how much the areas of Sri Lanka and Pakistan differ. Give your answer in standard form.

(a(iii))[2]

A country's population density means the number of people in one square kilometre. Find the greatest population density among these countries.

(b(i))[1]

In standard form, $A = 8.6 \times 10^n$ and $B = 1.5 \times 10^{n-1}$. Give $A - B$ in terms of $n$, and present your answer in standard form.

(b(ii))[2]

In standard form, work out $A \times B$ in terms of $n$.

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