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O-LevelMathematicsNumber4024/23 · May/June 2025 · Q133 Marks

Write 1.23 × 10⁻⁴ as an ordinary number.

  1. (a)Write 1.23 × 10⁻⁴ as an ordinary number.[1]
  2. (b)(8.2 × 10⁴) + (x × 10ʸ) = 9.1 × 10⁵. Find the value of x and the value of y.[2]

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  1. [1] 0.000123 cao
  2. [2] [x = ] 8.28
  3. [y = ] 5
  4. B1 for each
  5. or for 828000 or 8.28 × 10⁵ seen

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Topic
Number, O-Level Mathematics (syllabus 4024). Structured question, 3 marks.
Source
O-Level Mathematics, May/June 2025 Paper 2 Variant 3, question 13.

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