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 a number from scientific notation to standard form?

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5600.

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0.023.

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What does the exponent in scientific notation indicate?

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The exponent indicates how many places to move the decimal point. A positive exponent moves it to the right, while a negative exponent moves it to the left.

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789.

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How do you compare two numbers in scientific notation?

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Compare the exponents first. If they are the same, compare the coefficients.