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50 Points! How do you think you could represent the number 2,300 as a number times a multiple of 10? How do you think you could represent the number 2,300 as a number times 10 to some exponent? How would you describe the relationship between the two representations?

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Answer:

Explanation:

Part A

2300 can be written as 23 * 100 when broken down as a number times a number that is a power of 10.

Part B

23 * 10^2 is how you would write it as 10 to some power. Note this is not scientific notation.

The relationship is that 23 * 10^2 is the same thing as 23 * 100. Why. because if you square 10 you get 100. The reason it is not scientific notation is because 23 is unacceptable as the number. It is 10 larger than it should be. In scientific notation, the answer should be 2.3 * 10^3.

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