Question

Which answer shows 0.00897 written in scientific notation?
From what I heard it's not D​

Answer 1

B

Explanation:

The decimal number 0.00897 written in scientific notation is 8.97 ×10^3 and it has significant figures

Answer 2

8.97 * 10⁻³

Explanation:

0.00897 =
`(8.97)/(1000)=8.97 * 10^(-3)`

Place the decimal point after the first nonzero number.

Write the power of 10,

(i) If we move the decimal to the right, the power of 10 decrease by number of moves.

(ii) If we move the decimal to the left, the power of 10 increase by the number of moves