Question

48 liters is equivalent to 48,000 millimeters. What is this number of millimeters in scientific notation?

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

The scientific notation:

$a\cdot10^k$ where 1 ≤ a < 10, and k ∈ Z (integer).

$48000=4.8000\cdot10^4=4.8\cdot10^4\\\\4\underbrace{8000}_{\leftarrow\bold{4}}=4.8\cdot10^{\bold{4}}$