Adding and Subtracting in scientific notation

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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., a x 10^n.

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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, and count the number of places moved to determine the exponent.

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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 standard form of 3.2 x 10^5?

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320,000.

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How do you add numbers in scientific notation with different exponents?

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Convert them to the same exponent before adding the coefficients.

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What is the sum of (1.5 x 10^3) + (2.5 x 10^3)?

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4.0 x 10^3.

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Convert 56,000 to scientific notation.

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5.6 x 10^4.

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What is the difference between (5.0 x 10^6) and (2.0 x 10^6)?

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3.0 x 10^6.

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How do you subtract numbers in scientific notation?

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Ensure they have the same exponent, then subtract the coefficients.

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What is the product of (2 x 10^3) and (3 x 10^2)?

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6 x 10^5.