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4 x 10" = 4,000,000
n =

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Answer:

n = 6

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4*10^n=4\,000\,000\\\\10^n=1\,000\,000 \qquad\text{divide by 4}\\\\n=6\qquad\text{count the zeros}

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You know that multiplying by 10 appends a 0 to the right end of an integer number. So, a 1 with 6 zeros has been multiplied by 10 six times. The exponent signifies the number of times the factor is repeated. The exponent, n, is 6.

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