Why is 0.39*10^9 not in correct scientific notation form?

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Guest Sep 11, 2014

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Scientific notation always has one nonzero digit before the decimal point. Therefore, the correct scientific notation for this number would be:

3.9 * 10^8

*You move the decimal point one place to the right, and take out one power of 10.

kitty<3 Sep 11, 2014

kitty<3 · Answer 1 · 2014-09-11T01:53:03

Scientific notation always has one nonzero digit before the decimal point. Therefore, the correct scientific notation for this number would be:

3.9 * 10^8

*You move the decimal point one place to the right, and take out one power of 10.