Place the decimal point right after the first nonzero digit, which is 3.
So you'll go from this

to this

after this move.
Now ask yourself: "how many spots must I move the decimal point to get back to 0.003045?"
The answer is "3 spots to the left"
The exponent of the final answer is -3
The negative indicates "move left" and the 3 tells us how many places to move the decimal
Therefore,
Answer: Choice C)This is assuming you meant to write the -3 as an exponent
Answer:
<em>~ 0.375 centimeters of the snowflake in real life ~</em>
Step-by-step explanation:
Let us plan out our steps, and solve for each:
<em>1. Given the information, let us create a proportionality as such:</em>
48 = 1 ⇒ x - centimeters of the snowflake in real life
18 x
<em>2. Now let us cross multiply, and solve through simple algebra for x:</em>
48 * x = 18,
x =<em> 0.375 centimeters of the snowflake in real ife</em>