4.3 Scientific Notation & Compare!

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What is scientific notation?

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A way of expressing numbers as a product of a coefficient and a power of 10, e.g., 3.5 x 10^4.

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How do you compare numbers in scientific notation?

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Convert them to the same power of 10 or compare the coefficients if the powers are the same.

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What is the smallest number in scientific notation: 3.5 x 10^7, 3 x 10^7, 5 x 10^7, 5.5 x 10^7?

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3 x 10^7.

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Arrange the following in order from least to greatest: 4.09 x 10^4, 5.1 x 10^4, 1.25 x 10^5, 7.8 x 10^6.

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4.09 x 10^4, 5.1 x 10^4, 1.25 x 10^5, 7.8 x 10^6.

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Which is greater: 7 x 10^8 or 7.1 x 10^8?

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7.1 x 10^8.

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What is the greatest number in scientific notation: 5.25 x 10^5, 2.55 x 10^5, 5.55 x 10^5, 5 x 10^5?

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5.55 x 10^5.

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How do you express 0.00045 in scientific notation?

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4.5 x 10^-4.

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What is the value of 10^3?

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1000.

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If 2.5 x 10^6 is multiplied by 4 x 10^2, what is the result?

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1.0 x 10^9.

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What is the value of 10^-2?

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0.01.