Very large or very small numbers can be written in the following form, where a is an integer between 1 and 9 and b is an integer. a x 100
Estimate the numbers in the table. Then, find the values of a and b for each number.
Value in Standard Form
Estimated Value
a x 106
318,900,000
a =
Estimated U. S. population
in 2014
Thickness of piece of metal
in m
0.00053
a =
. b =