Question

What is 54 in scientific notation

Answer 1

5.2 times 10^1

Explanation:

the first number should be less than ten.

Answer 2

Answer:
`5.4`
`x`
`10^(1)`

Explanation: To write a number in scientific notation, first write a decimal point in the number so that there is only one digit to the left of the decimal point.

So here, we have 5.4 and notice that there

is only one digit to the left of the decimal point.

Next, we count the number of places the decimal point would

need to move to get back to the original number, 54.

Since we would need to move the decimal point 1 place to the right,

we have an exponent of positive 1.

Now, scientific notation is always expressed as a number between 1 and 10 including 1 but not 10 and it is multiplied by 10 to a certain power that must be an integer.

So we have
`5.4`
`x`
`10^(1)`

Notice that the exponent is positive.

This is because we would need to move the decimal point to the right in order to get back to the original number.

So 54 can be written in

scientific notation as
`5.4`
`x`
`10^(1)`.