Question

Which answer shows 0.00897 written in scientific notation?

0.897x10-2
O 8.97x102
8.97 x 10-2
8.97 x 103

Answer 1

d)
`8.97*10^(-3)`

Explanation:

Move the decimal 3 spaces to the right so that way the decimal can be between the first two numbers. When you move the decimal to the right, it makes the exponent negative, when it moves to the left, it makes it positive