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One centimeter is equal to about 0.0000062 mile. Write this number in scientific notation. (NEED HELP)

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6.2 * {10}^( - 6)
You would have to move the decimal 6 places to the right, so that the decimal is in between two real numbers between 1-9. In this case the two numbers are 6 and 2. Therefore it is 6.2
Since you took away 6 decimal places it would be a negative 6.
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6.2X10 to the power of -6
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