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How is a number converted to scientific notation?
- How do you convert a number to scientific notation? For example, what is 507 in scientific notation?
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- Bump the decimal point over so that it's just to the right of the first nonzero digit.
- If you bump it to the left, the power of ten is equal to the number of places the decimal point moves.
- If you bump it to the right, the power of ten is equal minus the number of places the decimal point moves.
number scientific notation 507 5.07 × 102 186282 1.86282 × 105 602000000000000000000000 6.02 × 1023 0.00507 5.07 × 10-3 0.000001 1 × 10-6 0.00000000000000000000000167 1.67 × 10-24
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