Question

How do you write 230,000 in scientific notation?

Answer 1

Move the decimal and count the places. You have to move the decimal point to 5 digits right. You should have the decimal between 2.3.
Your answer should look like this:
2.3 x 10^5
I hope this is what you are looking for~

Answer 2

we have

$230,000$

we know that

$230,000=23*10,000\\ 230,000=23*10^{4} \\230,000=(2.3*10)*10^{4}\\230,000=2.3*10^{5}$

therefore

the answer is

$2.3*10^{5}$