Question

When converting from Scientific notation to standard notation a negative exponent indicates that the decimal point will be moved to the____. A. Not that all B.Left C.Right

Answer 1

when converting from scientific notation to standard notation, a negative exponent indicates that the decimal point will move to the LEFT

if the exponent of 10 is negative, decimal goes to the left
if the exponent of 10 is positive, decimal goes to the right

Answer 2

The answer is Left.

Explanation:

When converting from Scientific notation to standard notation a negative exponent indicates that the decimal point will be moved to the LEFT.

When we want to change a number from scientific notation to standard form, we move the decimal point to the left, if the exponent of ten is a negative number.

And we move the decimal to right, if the exponent is positive.

For example, 250,000,000 can be written in scientific notation as
`2.5*10^8`.