Scientific Notation

How would you write 0.0005 in scientific notation?

• 50 x 10⁵

• 5 x 10^-4

• 5 x 10^-3

• .5 x 10³

Express the following in scientific notation:
.000457

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

Express the following in scientific notation:
10,030,400,000

• 1.00304 x 10⁹
• 1.00304 x 10¹⁰
• 1.00403 x 10¹⁰
• 1.00304 x10^-10

UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a negative number...

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

UNDERSTANDING
If the exponent is a positive number...

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

Convert the following number to scientific notation: 43,000,000

• 43x10⁶

• 4.3×10⁷

• 430×10⁵

• 4.3×10⁻⁷

Convert the following number to scientific notation:
12,000,000

• 1.2 x 10⁷
• 1.2 x 10⁶
• 12 x 10⁷

Convert the following number to scientific notation: 520,000,000

• 52 x 10⁷

• 5.2 x 10⁷

• 5.2 x 10⁸

• 0.52 x 10⁹

Convert the following number to scientific notation: .000457

• 457 x 10⁶

• 457 x 10^-6

• 4.57 x10⁴

• 4.57 x 10^-4