Question

Please answer this correctly

Answer 1

The correct answer is 5.5988 x $10^{-3}$ = 0.0055988

Explanation:

In mathematics and related areas, it is common the expression $10^{n}$ (n = a whole number) that multiplies a number, this is known as scientific notation, and it used to express long numbers concisely. This type of notation implies the exponent number or n represents the number of zeros in the number or the number of spaces after/before the decimal period.

Additionally, if the exponent is positive this means the zeros are placed to the right of the number, while a negative exponent shows the zeros are on the left. For example 7 x $10^{3}$ is equal to 7000 because the exponent indicates there are three zeros to the right of 7 or you need to move three spaces the period to the right, which is located right after 7. According to this, the expression 5.5988 x $10^{-3}$ indicates there are 3 zeros to the left of this number or that you need to move three spaces the period and add zeros in these spaces, which is equal to 0.0055988. Therefore, both numbers are equal (=)