The number in the photo should be the answer but the problem might just be that your question was worded incorrectly.
Answer:
1.38 * 10^ -2
Step-by-step explanation:
.0138
We need 1 number to the left of the decimal
1.38 * 10^ something
We moved it 2 places to the right, that means our exponent is -2. If we had moved it to the left, our exponent would have been positive
1.38 * 10^ -2