Question

What is 48,978 written in scientific notation?

a. 4.8978 x 10
b. 4.8978 x 10
c. 4.8978 x 10
d. 48.978 x 10

Answer 1

I can't see what the tens' powers are, but your answer would be 4.8978 × 10⁴ as 10⁴ is 10,000 and you need to multiply 4.8978 by 10,000 to get 48,978.

I hope this helps!