Question

the moon is about 240,000 miles from earth .What is the distance written as a whole number multiplied by a power of ten?

Answer 1

$24\underbrace{0,000}_{\leftarrow4}\ miles=24\times10^4\ \ miles$

Answer 2

240,000

= 24,000 x 10^1
= 2,400 x 10^2
= 240 x 10^3
= 24 x 10^4
= 2.4 x 10^5