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Convert this number expressed in standard form to scientific notation. 28,500,000 1. Move the decimal to create the coefficient: 2.8500000 2. Write in scientific notation: 2.85 × 10x What is the value of x in the scientific notation? x =

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Answer: 7

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7

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We know the decimal place is after all those zeroes. Move the decimal x places to the left, until it is located between the 2 and 8. Since it moved 7 spaces, that is how you know the power of the ten. A faster way of doing this is the power is always one less than the number of digits of the number.

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