Question

Select the correct answer. Anna learns in her science class that the human eye blinks an average of 4,200,000 times a year. What is this number expressed in scientific notation? A. 4.2E6 B. 4.2E-6 C. 42E6 D. 4.2E5 E. 4.2E-5

Answer 1

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

A. 4.2E6 because when putting a number into scientific notation, you would want one number in front of the decimal place and then the trailing numbers would follow. The exponent or E stand for how many numbers are after the decimal, which in this case would be 6.  

4,200,000 → 4.2 x 10^6 which is equal to saying 4.2E6

Tip: If the exponent is negative than the decimal would go in the opposite direction. For example:

4,200,000 → 4.2 x 10^-6 would not equal each other because 4.2 x 10^-6 means 0.000004, six numbers would be behind the decimal.