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Kailey wrote 8,912,000 in scientific notation as 89. 12 times 10 Superscript 5. Which statement best describes Kailey’s work? Kailey is correct: 89. 12 times 10 Superscript 5 equals 8,912,000. Kailey is not correct: the exponent of ten should be negative. Kailey is correct: it is written as a decimal number multiplied by a power of ten. Kailey is not correct: 89. 12 times 10 Superscript 5 is not written in scientific notation.

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Answer:

Kailey is correct: 89.12 * 10^5 equals 8,912,000

Step-by-step explanation:

If this is on the calculator math section, you could just slap it into the calculator

If not, just count from the ones place until the place of the decimal. there are 5 numbers.

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