Question

Convert 36,098,000 to scientific notation:

A) 3.6098 × 10⁶
B) 3.6098 × 10⁷
C) 3.6098 × 10⁸
D) 3.6098 × 10⁹

Answer 1

To convert 36,098,000 to scientific notation, we find the power of 10 that allows the number to be expressed between 1 and 10, which in this case is 7. Thus, the number 36,098,000 in scientific notation is 3.6098 × 10⁷.

Step-by-step explanation:

To convert the number 36,098,000 to scientific notation, we will need to express it as a number between 1 and 10 multiplied by a power of 10. In this case, 36,098,000 is written as 3.6098 multiplied by 10 to the power of what will give us the original number. To determine this, we count the number of places we need to move the decimal point to the right until we end up with a number between 1 and 10:

36,098,000 > 3.6098 (moving the decimal 7 places to the left).
So, 36,098,000 in scientific notation is 3.6098 × 10⁷.

To answer the question:

1. 3.6098 × 10⁶
2. 3.6098 × 10⁷
3. 3.6098 × 10⁸
4. 3.6098 × 10⁹

The correct answer is option B) 3.6098 × 10⁷.