Standard Form - Eduqas GCSE Maths Lesson

What standard form means

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Standard form writes a number as $\times 10^n$ . The coefficient $a$ must satisfy $\le a < 10$ , and $n$ must be an integer, so it can be positive, negative, or zero.

Step-by-step lessons covering Eduqas GCSE Maths Standard Form for Foundation and Higher tier. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Component 1 and Component 2 format. Build fluency with number, ratio and algebra first, since geometry, probability and statistics topics rely on them, and leave extra time nearer the exam for Higher-tier problem-solving and multi-step reasoning questions.

What standard form means

$Worked diagram showing 64800000 changing to 6.48 times 10^7 and 0.000731 changing to 7.31 times 10^{-4}, with decimal moves labelled$

Standard form writes a number as $\times 10^n$ . The coefficient $a$ must satisfy $\le a < 10$ , and $n$ must be an integer, so it can be positive, negative, or zero.

Standard Form Lesson

Standard Form Lesson