Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A method of expressing numbers as a product of a coefficient and a power of 10, e.g., a x 10^n.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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How do you multiply numbers in scientific notation?

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Multiply the coefficients and add the exponents of the powers of 10.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

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Convert 0.00056 to scientific notation.

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5.6 x 10^-4.

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What is the smallest number among these in scientific notation: 1.3 x 10^20, 2.9 x 10^21, 9.5 x 10^32, 8.4 x 10^19?

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8.4 x 10^19.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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Convert 125,678,000 to scientific notation.

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1.25678 x 10^8.

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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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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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Convert 12,000,000 to scientific notation.

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1.2 x 10^7.

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What is the result of (3.4 x 10^5)(1.2 x 10^-3)?

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4.08 x 10^2.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

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Convert 0.004078 to scientific notation.

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4.078 x 10^-3.

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What is the power of 10 in the scientific notation of 0.0001?

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10^-4.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3