Question

Identify correctly formatted scientific notation.

Select one or more:
a. 4.532 × 10⁻⁹
b. 6÷10⁶
c. 6.1 × 10¹²
d. 8 x 10⁶
e. 9.31 × 100⁻⁷
f. 0.802 × 10⁴

Answer 1

Correctly formatted scientific notation includes options a, c, d, and e. The correct format has a single non-zero digit to the left of the decimal followed by multiplication by 10 raised to an exponent.

Step-by-step explanation:

To properly identify which options are in correctly formatted scientific notation, we must check if each number has a single non-zero digit to the left of the decimal point, followed by any other digits, then multiplied by 10 to a power. Here are the correct choices:

• a. 4.532 × 10⁻⁹
• c. 6.1 × 10¹¹²
• d. 8 × 10⁶ (Although typically, the multiplication is indicated by ×, not x)
• e. 9.31 × 10⁰⁻⁷

For b, 6÷10⁶ is not formatted properly because it uses the symbol ÷ which does not indicate multiplication. For f, 0.802 × 10⁴, the number 0.802 should be written as 8.02 to be in correct scientific notation. The correct format would be 8.02 × 10³.