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52 thousandths in scientific notation

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Hi there!

Since 52 thousandths is 0.052 in decimal form, the scientific notation form for this is 5.2 x 10^-2

Since 5.2 is between 1 and 10, and since the decimal point is moved two places to the right, the exponent is -2.

Hope this helps!
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