Scientific Notation

Write 3.2 x 10³ in standard form.

• 3.200
• 3200
• 32000
• .0032

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

Write 4.8 x 10⁰ in standard form.

• What?
• 480
• 4.8
• 48

Write 0.000972 in scientific notation.

• 9.72 x 10^-4
• 9.72 x 10^-3
• 972 x 10^-4
• 9.72 x 10⁴

Write 7.113 x 10⁷ in standard form.

• 71,130,000
• 7,113,000
• 0.0000007113
• 7,113

Write 6,700 in scientific notation.

• 6.7 x 10³
• 6.7 x10^-3
• 67 x 10²
• 67 x 10^-2

Write 0.037 in scientific notation.

• 3.7 x 10^-2
• 3.7 x 10²
• 37 x 10^-3
• 37 x 10³

What is scientific notation?

• A long way to write really short  numbers
• A short way to write really long numbers
• I don't know...
• None of the above

UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a positive number...

• you will get a large number
• you will get a smaller number

UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a negative number...

• you will get a large number
• you will get a small number