Question

How many places do you need to move the decimal to the left to write the number below in scientific notation ? 1200000000000

Answer 1

Move the decimal so there is one non-zero digit to the left of the decimal point. The number of decimal places you move will be the exponent on the
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. If the decimal is being moved to the right, the exponent will be negative. If the decimal is being moved to the left, the exponent will be positive.
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