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812,000 gallons of water in an olympic training center's pool. express this number in scientific notation.

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8.12×10^5
... i got this by taking the first number 8 and then counting the places behind the 8 which would be 5 so than you move the decimal place by 5 so you get 8.12 then you show theirs 5 places behind the 8 by adding the 10^5 so youbget 8.12×10^5
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Answer: In scientific notation = 8.12\times10^5 gallons of water in an olympic training center's pool.


Explanation:

Given: 812,000 gallons of water in an olympic training center's pool.

In scientific notation ,


812,000 =8.12*100000=8.12*10^5

Scientific notation is a way to write a very large or a very small number in the product of a decimal form of number [generally between 1 and 10]and powers of ten.

Therefore,In scientific notation = 8.12\times10^5 gallons of water in an olympic training center's pool.


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