Question

Which of the following is in correct scientific notation form?

a) 0.3 x 10⁴
b) 30 x 10⁴
c) 3 x 10⁴
d) 0.03 x 10⁴

Answer 1

Option c) 3 x 10⁴ is the correct scientific notation since it has one non-zero digit to the left of the decimal point.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks which of the following is in correct scientific notation form: a) 0.3 x 10⁴ b) 30 x 10⁴ c) 3 x 10⁴ d) 0.03 x 10⁴. The correct scientific notation requires the number to have one non-zero digit to the left of the decimal point. Therefore, the correct answer is c) 3 x 10⁴, as it is the only option that appropriately follows this rule.