Question

Write the number in standard notation. 5 x 10^5

Answer 1

Standard notation is just the normal way of writing a number.

10^5 is 10 multiplied by itself 5 times. So in other words 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10

So the solution is as follows:
5 x 10^5
= 5 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10 x 10
= 500000.