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Express the following in standard form: Express 5 tons in g. - Mathematics

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Express the following in standard form:

Express 5 tons in g.

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Solution

Given, 5 tonnes = 5 × 100 kg  ...[∵ 1 tonne = 100 kg]

= 5 × 100 × 1000 g  ...[∵ 1 kg = 1000 g]

= 500000 g

Standard form of 500000 = 5 × 10 × 10 × 10 × 10 × 10  ...[∵ am × an = (a)m + n]

= 5 × 105  

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Chapter 8: Exponents and Powers - Exercise [Page 260]

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NCERT Exemplar Mathematics [English] Class 8
Chapter 8 Exponents and Powers
Exercise | Q 115. (f) | Page 260

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