Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A short way to write really large or really small numbers.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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How would you write 4.3756 x 10^4 in standard form?

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43,756

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Write the following number in scientific notation: 360

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3.6 x 10^2

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Convert to scientific notation: 520,000,000

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5.2 x 10^8

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Write in standard form: 8 x 10^4

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80,000

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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What is the purpose of scientific notation?

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To simplify the representation of very large or very small numbers.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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How do you convert a number from standard form to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point to create a number between 1 and 10, then count the number of places moved to determine the exponent.

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What is the scientific notation for 0.0045?

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4.5 x 10^-3

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How do you multiply numbers in scientific notation?

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Multiply the coefficients and add the exponents.

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How do you divide numbers in scientific notation?

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Divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents.

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