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What is the exponent on 10 when you write 41,200 in scientific notation?

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Answer: Exponent is 4.

Step-by-step explanation: 4.12 x 10^4

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We seek a number value between 1 and 10.

Moving the decimal point 4 units to the left yields the following: 4.12 x 10^4. As you can see, the exponent is 4.

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