Question

Convert the number to scientific notation 15,950,000,000

Answer 1

`1.595*10^(10)`

Explanation:

Given the following question:


`15950000000`

In order to find the answer, we need to take note of a few things:
. The zeros are on the RIGHT side, which means the exponent will be a positive.
. The number of zeros (which are seven)


`15950000000=1.595*10^(10)`

`1.595*10^(10)`

Check your work by converting back into standard form:


`1.595*10^(10)`

`1.595*10^(10)= 1.5.9.5.0.0.0.0.0.0.0`

`1.5.9.5.0.0.0.0.0.0.0=15950000000`

`15950000000`

Hope this helps.