Why is this number (45.7 x 10^4) not in proper scientific notation?

asked Sep 15, 2022 163k views

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by Peguy

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Answer:

Because "45.7" should have the decimal moved further to the left so that it is between the numbers 1 and 10.

Lowtechsun answered Sep 21, 2022

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