Question

Simge's guinea pig weighs exactly 560. grams. Which of the following accurately expresses the weight of Simge's guinea pig (in grams) in scientific notation?

Answer 1

To express the weight of Simge's guinea pig in scientific notation, the weight of 560 grams can be written as 5.6 x 10^-2 grams.

Step-by-step explanation:

To express the weight of Simge's guinea pig in scientific notation, we can use the following steps:

1. Write down the weight of the guinea pig, which is 560 grams.
2. Move the decimal point to the left until there is only one non-zero digit to the left of it. In this case, we move the decimal point two places to the left to get 5.6 grams.
3. Write down the decimal part (5.6) as the coefficient and multiply it by 10 raised to the power of the number of places the decimal point was moved. In this case, the decimal point was moved two places, so the exponent is -2.
4. Combine the coefficient and the exponential part to express the weight in scientific notation. Therefore, the weight of Simge's guinea pig in scientific notation is 5.6 x 10-2 grams.