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number,423.65 x 10^3 is written incorrectly. Correct the number to proper form andexplain why what you wrote is the correct way.

User KilZone
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The given number is written incorrectly because in the integer part of the number there should be a number between 1 and 10, here it is 423, which is not in this interval.

To write it properly, put the decimal dot two place to the left and add 2 to the power of 10. This way:


4.2365*10^5

User Virendra Jadeja
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