Scientific Notation (Positive Exponents)

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What is scientific notation?

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Scientific notation is a way of expressing numbers that are too large or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form. It is written as a product of a number (between 1 and 10) and a power of 10.

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How do you convert a large number to scientific notation?

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To convert a large number to scientific notation, move the decimal point to the left until only one non-zero digit remains to the left of the decimal. Count the number of places the decimal has moved; this will be the positive exponent of 10.

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Convert 152,650,000,000 to scientific notation.

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Convert 480,000,000 to scientific notation.

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Convert 982,220,000 to scientific notation.

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Convert 1,400,000 to scientific notation.

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Convert 12,501,000 to scientific notation.

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What is the general form of scientific notation?

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Why is scientific notation useful?

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Scientific notation is useful because it allows for easier reading, writing, and calculation of very large or very small numbers.

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What is the exponent in scientific notation?

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The exponent in scientific notation indicates how many places to move the decimal point. A positive exponent means the decimal moves to the right, while a negative exponent means it moves to the left.