Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A way to express very large or very small numbers using powers of ten.

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How do you convert 6.79 x 10^4 to standard form?

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67,900

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What does a positive exponent in scientific notation indicate about the number?

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The number is larger than 10.

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What does a negative exponent in scientific notation indicate about the number?

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The number is very small.

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Convert 125,678,000 to scientific notation.

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1.25678 x 10^8

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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 standard form of 3.2 x 10^5?

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320,000

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What is the standard form of 9.1 x 10^-2?

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0.091

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If a number is written as 5.67 x 10^3, what is the exponent telling you?

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The number is multiplied by 1,000.

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How do you express 0.00056 in scientific notation?

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5.6 x 10^-4