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Is 4.375 times 10 to the -8 power a scientific notation

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Answer:

Yes! See explanation below

Explanation:

A scientific notation is used to express very large or small numbers.

For example:

4,900,000,000 = 4.9 × 10^9

A scientific notation is written as a x 10^b

a = a decimal or whole number that is larger than 0

b = this is a exponent

4.375 x 10^-8 meets the requirements.

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