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The distance from the Earth to the moon is about 238,000 miles. Rewrite the distance in scientific notation.

2.38 x 10−5
23.8 x 10−4
23.8 x 104
2.38 x 105

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Answer:

2.38 x 10 to the Fifth Power

Explanation:

You move the decimal back 5 spaces. So now you have 2.38000. You can remove the zeros. Each space equals 10 times less. Now you must multiply it by 100,000 or 10 to the 5th power. You end up with the expression 2.38x 10 the 5th Power.

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Answer: hope this helps ♡

2.38 x 10⁵

Explanation:

The distance from the Earth to the moon is about 238,000 miles. Rewrite the distance-example-1
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