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How do you write 204,000,000 in scientific notation?

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Answer:2.04.10/8

Explanation:

Response:

2.04.10/8

Step by step explanation:

1. Write the number as a decimal

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204000000.0

2. Convert it to a new number between 1 and 10

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We move the decimal point so that 204000000.0 becomes a new number between 1 and 10. Since our number is greater than 10, we move the decimal point to the left. Remove trailing zeros. Keep count of amounts times we move the decimal point.

204000000.0 -> 2.04

Our new number is 2.04. We have moved the decimal point 8 times.

3. Define the power of 10

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Since our original number was greater than 10, the exponent of 10 is positive. Remember that we moved the decimal point 8 times, so the exponent is positive 8:

4.End result

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