This task is about calculating numbers in standard form.
Write your answers for a) to d) in standard form.
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A satellite travels 4.0 × 104 kilometres when it orbits the Earth once. How many kilometres would the satellite travel after orbiting the Earth 1000 times?
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The population of Christchurch city is 3.78 × 105 and the population of Wellington city is 2.15 × 105. What is the total population of Christchurch and Wellington cities?
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New Zealand has 2.89 × 105 beehives and the average hive has 5.0 × 104 bees. What is the total number of bees in New Zealand?
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The Sun has a mass of 2.0 × 1030 kilograms and the Earth has a mass of 6.0 ×1023 kilograms. What is the Sun's mass divided by the Earth's mass?
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