Writing in Scientific Notation

How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

• 50 x 10^-5

• 5 x 10^-4

• 5 x 10³

• .5 x 10³

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Express the following in scientific notation:
.000457

• 457 x 10⁶
• 457 x 10^-6
• 4.57 x10⁴
• 4.57 x 10^-4

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Put the following in scientific notation:
23,948

• 23.948 x 10³
• 2.3948 x 10⁴
• 2.3948 x 10^-4
• 0.23948 x 10⁵

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Write in scientific notation: 
0.0000378 

• 3.78 x 10^-5
• 3.78 x 10^-6
• 0.378 x 10^-5

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Light travels at a rate of 186,000 miles per second.  Write this number in scientific notation.

• 1.86 x 10⁵
• 1.86 x 10⁴
• 18.6 x 10⁴
• 186 x 10³

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

The closest galaxy to our own is over 2,500,000 light years away.  Write this number is scientific notation.

• 2.5 x 10⁷
• .25 x 10⁷
• 25 x 10⁵
• 2.5 x 10⁶

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Which number is correctly written in scientific notation?

• 3.2867 x 10^-7
• 21.8689 x 10^-4
• 0.1537 x 10⁵

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

Which number is correctly written in scientific notation?

• 10.4 x 10³
• 9.99 x 10⁶
• 143.002 x 10^-4

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