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#1 2024-09-23 08:46:10
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Convert Scientific Notation to Decimal
Write the number in scientific notation as a decimal.
6.453 x 10^(-1)
Negative exponent 1 tells me to move the decimal point one unit to the left.
Doing so, I get 0.6453.
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#2 2024-09-23 20:10:06
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Re: Convert Scientific Notation to Decimal
Correct.
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#3 2024-09-23 22:42:56
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Re: Convert Scientific Notation to Decimal
Correct.
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Converting to scientific notation helps to write very big numbers like 93,000,000,000 and very small numbers like 0.000000000112 in a proper condensed form for easy reading.
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#4 2024-09-24 22:06:53
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Re: Convert Scientific Notation to Decimal
Write each number in scientific notation as a decimal.
A. 9.7 x 10^3
B. 6.453 x 10^(-1)
Question A
Positive exponent 3 tells me to move the decimal point 3 places to the right.
Doing so, I get 9,700.
Question B
Negative exponent 1 tells me to move the decimal point one unit to the left.
Doing so, I get 0.6453.
Is 9700 a decimal?
Should it be 9700.0, to make it a decimal?
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#5 2024-09-25 01:07:09
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Re: Convert Scientific Notation to Decimal
Oculus8596 wrote:Write each number in scientific notation as a decimal.
A. 9.7 x 10^3
B. 6.453 x 10^(-1)
Question A
Positive exponent 3 tells me to move the decimal point 3 places to the right.
Doing so, I get 9,700.
Question B
Negative exponent 1 tells me to move the decimal point one unit to the left.
Doing so, I get 0.6453.
Is 9700 a decimal?
Should it be 9700.0, to make it a decimal?
I edited the thread.
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#6 2024-09-26 22:25:28
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Re: Convert Scientific Notation to Decimal
Thanks.
What edit did you make?
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#7 2024-09-27 01:57:04
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Re: Convert Scientific Notation to Decimal
Thanks.
What edit did you make?
I changed the title and removed one of the questions.
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