Question

Write 0.002349 in scientific notation.

Answer 1

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To solve this, we first need to know what scientific notation is. Scientific notation is a way a number is written. You write it using a number ranging from 1 to <10. Then, you multiply this number by $10^{x}$.

In order to make this number reasonable for scientific notation, you have to move the decimal a certain amount of places. In this case you move it 3 places to the right to make your number 2.349. Since we moved it 3 places to the right our x will be -3. (If we'd moved it 3 places to the left, our x would be positive 3.)

So now, we insert our numbers:

2.349·$10^{-3}$

You write 0.002349 like 2.349·$10^{-3}$, when it is in scientific notation.

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