Foundation January 2020 Paper 2R Q24

EdexcelCurrent spec4 marksStandard Form

24 The table shows information about the surface area of each of the world’s oceans.

Ocean	Surface area in square kilometres
Pacific	\(1.56 \times 10^8\)
Indian	\(6.86 \times 10^7\)
Southern	\(2.03 \times 10^7\)
Arctic	\(1.41 \times 10^7\)
Atlantic	\(1.06 \times 10^8\)

(a) Write \(\;1.56 \times 10^8\;\) as an ordinary number. (1)

(b) Which ocean has the least surface area? (1)

(c) Work out the difference, in square kilometres, between the surface area of the Atlantic Ocean and the surface area of the Indian Ocean.
Give your answer in standard form. (2)

Scheme	Marks
156 000 000	B1
	(1)

Scheme	Marks
Arctic	B1
	(1)

Scheme	Marks
\(3.74 \times 10^7\)	B2
	(2)
	(4 marks)

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