Question

What is 7200 in scientific notation?

Answer 1

Answer:

7.2 x 10 CUBED

Step-by-step explanation:

Step 1

To find a, take the number and move a decimal place to the right one position.

Original Number: 7,200

New Number: 7.200

Step 2

Now, to find b, count how many places to the right of the decimal.

New Number: 7 . 2 0 0

Decimal Count:   1 2 3

There are 3 places to the right of the decimal place.

Step 3

Building upon what we know above, we can now reconstruct the number into scientific notation.

Remember, the notation is: a x 10b

a = 7.2 (Please notice any zeroes on the end have been removed)

b = 3

Now the whole thing:

7.2 x 103

Step 4

Check your work:

103 = 1,000 x 7.2 = 7,200

Answer 2

Answer:

the answer is $7.2\times \:10^3$

Step-by-step explanation:

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