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Convert this number into scientific notation 0.00098

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We have to convert the number into scientific notation.

The number is 0.00098.

We start by expressing it as a fraction.

If we divide it by 10, we can express it as:


(0.00098\cdot10)/(10)=(0.0098)/(10)

Dividing by 10 is not enough. In the same way, we have to look a numerator that is multiple of 10 that gives us a numerator that is 9.8.

We would get:


(0.00098\cdot10000)/(10000)=(9.8)/(10000)

Now we have the numerator we need.

We now express the denominator 10,000 as a power of 10 and we get the number in scientific notation as:


(9.8)/(10000)=(9.8)/(10^5)=9.8\cdot10^(-5)

Answer: 0.00098 = 9.8 * 10^(-5)

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