Question

What is the scientific notation for 3,200,000.

Answer 1

Your answer is 3.2 x 10^6

The formula is:

a x 10^b

Follow the steps below to see how 3,200,000 is written in scientific notation.

Step 1

To find a, take the number and move a decimal place to the right one position.

Original Number: 3,200,000
New Number: 3.2
Step 2

To find b, count how many places to the right of the decimal.

New Number: 3.2 

There are 6 places to the right of the decimal place.

Step 3

a = 3.2 

b = 6

Now the whole thing:

3.2 x 10^6

Hope this helps!!

Answer 2

The answer is 3.2 x 10^6
(3,200,000)