Scientific Notation and Standard Form

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What is scientific notation?

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

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

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Multiply the coefficient by 10 raised to the power indicated.

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What is the standard form of 5.6 x 10^-3?

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0.0056

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What is the scientific notation for 39876.5?

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3.98765 x 10^4

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How do you write 368,000,000 in scientific notation?

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3.68 x 10^8

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What is the scientific notation for 20,000,000,000,000,000?

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2 x 10^16

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What is the coefficient in scientific notation?

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The number that is multiplied by the power of ten.

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What does the exponent in scientific notation indicate?

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The number of places the decimal point is moved.

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Convert 0.00056 to scientific notation.

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5.6 x 10^-4

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Convert 4500 to scientific notation.

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4.5 x 10^3