Converting Between Scientific Notation and 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 450,000 to scientific notation?

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4.5 x 10^5

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What does the exponent in scientific notation indicate?

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It indicates how many places to move the decimal point. A positive exponent means the number is large, while a negative exponent means the number is small.

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Convert 0.000398 to scientific notation.

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3.98 x 10^-4

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What is the standard form of 2.45 x 10^6?

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2,450,000

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How many digits can be in front of the decimal in correct scientific notation?

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Only one digit.

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What is the standard form of 7.82 x 10^-6?

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0.00000782

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Convert 0.00000567 to scientific notation.

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5.67 x 10^-6

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What is the scientific notation for 1,000,000?

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1 x 10^6

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How do you express 0.00012 in scientific notation?

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1.2 x 10^-4