Question

Which statement describes why scientific notation is useful? It makes very small numbers into whole numbers. It converts fractions to decimals. It makes calculations with very large and small numbers easier. It makes very large numbers into small numbers.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

It makes calculations with very large and small numbers easier.

Scientific notation is a system used in order to It makes calculations with very large and small numbers easier. It is useful as it allows very large number that would take a lot of space to write otherwise, and it allows them to be calculated easier. $10^{23}$ for example is a incredible large number, but written in this form is immediately understandable and useful for calculation.