Question

Convert the number to standard form. 8.71 xx10^(12)

Answer 1

8.71 xx10^(12)

The exponent is a positive number. This means the decimal point moves to the right by  the number of the exponent.

There are two digits to the right of the decimal point, so to move the decimal 12 places, you would need to add 10 zeros.

8.71 x 10^12 becomes 8,710,000,000,000.