Question

What is the correct scientific notation form of this numeral.

1,263


A.) 12.63 x 10 squared
B.) 1.263 x 10 cubed
C.) 12.63 x 10 cubed
D.) 1.2 x 10 cubed

Answer 1

Answer is B.
You can just test them out in your calculator!

Answer 2

The answer is: [B]: 1.263 * 10³
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The "10-cubed"; or, "10³ " , is an indication of needing to move the decimal point three spaces to the right to get the answer is "non" scientific notation.

In proper scientific notation, we take the smallest non-zero integer, followed by a decimal point, and any remaining number, and then write "times 10^(insert appropriate number of decimal places.
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As such: 1,263 = 1.263 * 10³
(or, 1.263 × 10-cubed).
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