Convert to Scientific Notation Only

How many spaces and which way would you move the decimal to convert this number to scientific notation?

• 7 to the right, because there are 7 zeroes

• 8 to the right, because there must be one number to the left of the decimal point that is more than 0 but less than 10

• 7 to the left, because you have to get rid of the zeroes

• 8 to the left, because there are 8 numbers to make it 3.4

Write 6,700 in scientific notation.

• 6.7 x 10³

• 6.7 x10^-3

• 67 x 10²

• 67 x 10^-2

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

Write 5,890,000,000 in scientific notation.

• 5.89 x 10⁹

• 0.589 x 10¹⁰

• 589 x 10⁷

• 5.89 x 10^-9

Convert this measurement to scientific notation.

• 2 x 10⁷

• 0.2 x 10^-7

• 2.0 x 10^-6

• 2 x 10^-7

Which of the following is correct scientific notation?

• 20.35 x 10⁴

• .2035 x 10⁴

• 2035 ⁴

• 2.035 x10⁴

What is 0.000059 in scientific notation?

• 5.9 x 10^-5

• 5.9 x 10⁵

• 59 x 10⁶

• 59 x 10^-6