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A typical snake bite delivers 0.0045 grams of venom. Maria and Tammy were asked to write this number in scientific notation. Their answers are shown below. Which student is correct? Explain how you determined your answer.

A typical snake bite delivers 0.0045 grams of venom. Maria and Tammy were asked to-example-1
User Roshaw
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The first choice is correct.

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4.5*10^3=4500\;This\;cannot\;be\;it\;since\;the\;result\;is\;4500.\\\\4.5*10^-^3=0.0045\;This\;is\;the\;correct\;answer!

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