Question

Jordan was asked to convert 345,000,000 to scientific notation. His response was 34.5*10^7. His teacher told him he was incorrect. Explain Jordan's

mistake and determine the correct answer.

Answer 1

Explanation:

The scientific notation of any number is given by :

`N=a* 10^b`

a is any real no and b is any integer

The scientific notation of 345,000,000 should be
`3.45* 10^8` but Jorden wrote 34.5×10⁷. He is incorrect. He should have shifted decimal before 4 such that power of 10 becomes 8.