scientific notation to standard form

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What is scientific notation?

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A way of expressing numbers that are too large or too small to be conveniently written in decimal form, using powers of ten.

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How do you convert scientific notation to standard form?

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Multiply the coefficient by 10 raised to the power indicated.

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Convert 5.64 x 10^8 to standard form.

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564,000,000

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Convert 7.113 x 10^7 to standard form.

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71,130,000

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Convert 7.8 x 10^3 to standard form.

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7,800

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What is the standard form of 1.245 x 10^3?

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1245

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Convert 1.8 x 10^2 to standard form.

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180

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What does the exponent in scientific notation indicate?

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The number of places the decimal point moves to the right (if positive) or to the left (if negative).

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What is the standard form of 0.00056?

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5.6 x 10^-4

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How would you express 0.0072 in scientific notation?

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7.2 x 10^-3