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Number Operations and Properties

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Improve your quantitative aptitude with these number operations and properties questions. The topics range from basic subtraction and division to highest common factor and roman numerals. Regular practice of these fundamentals builds speed for exams.

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Number Operations and Properties Questions

Multiple choice maths power and exponent power of powers laws of exponents and powers law of indices

Comparing the numbers $10^{-49}$ and 2. $10^{-50}$ we may say

  1. the first exceeds the second by 8. $10^{-1}$
  2. the first exceeds the second by 2. $10^{-1}$
  3. the first exceeds the second by 8. $10^{-50}$
  4. the second is five times the first

  5. the first exceeds the second by 5

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

${ 10 }^{ -49 }-2\cdot { 10 }^{ -50 }={ 10 }^{ -50 }(10-2)=8\cdot { 10 }^{ -50 }\ \therefore { 10 }^{ -49 }\hspace{1mm} exceeds\hspace{1mm} 2\cdot { 10 }^{ -50 }\hspace{1mm} by\hspace{1mm} 8\cdot { 10 }^{ -50 }$

Multiple choice physics units and measurement: error analysis significant figures significant figures and rounding of digits units and measurements

The number of significant figure In the numbers $4.8000 \times 10^4$ and $48000.50 $ are respectively then

  1. $5$ and $6.$
  2. $5$ and $ 7$.
  3. $2$ and $7.$
  4. $2$ and $6$.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation
If any number has more than one digit after decimal place are significant. Power of 10 does not affect number of significant figures.
$4.8000 \times 10^{4} = 5$ significant figure $(4,8,0,0,0)$
$48000.50 = 7$ significant figure $(4,8,0,0,0,5, 0)$