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how to put the number 1,205,000,000 in scientific notation

 Jan 3, 2015

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Scientific notation is in the form: a * 10b.

 

We count the number of digits: 10. We know that the exponent is one less than the # of digits. Therefore it's going to be on the form: a * 109

We get rid of all the trailing zeros, and put a period after the first digit: 1.205

 

So the # in scientific form is: 1.205 * 109.

 Jan 3, 2015
 #1
avatar+808 
+5
Best Answer

Scientific notation is in the form: a * 10b.

 

We count the number of digits: 10. We know that the exponent is one less than the # of digits. Therefore it's going to be on the form: a * 109

We get rid of all the trailing zeros, and put a period after the first digit: 1.205

 

So the # in scientific form is: 1.205 * 109.

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