Question

The distance from the earth to the sun is approximately 93,000,000 How is this distance expressed in scientific notation? SHOW YOUR WORK

Answer 1

Explanation:

Answer: 9.3 to 10 to the 7th power.

93,000,000 divided by 10 to the 7th is 9.3. So, 93,000,000 in scientific notation would be 9.3 × 10 to the 7th. You have to move the decimal point from 93,000,000 a trick for this is to count the zeros and divide by ten a calculator would make this easier. I hope I helped.

Answer 2

9.3 × 10 ^7

Explanation:

The decimal point is to the right of the last zero, so move it left until you get in between 9 and 3 , so there is only one digit to the left. That's 7 spaces, so the answer is 9.3 × 10 ^7 .