Question

Which number is equal to the expression 7 x 104 + 3 x 103 + 0 x 102 + 8 x 101 + 5 ?

Answer 1

1

Explanation:

Scientific notation is the way that scientists easily handle very large numbers or very small numbers. For example, instead of writing 0.0000000056, we write 5.6 x 10-9. So, how does this work?

We can think of 5.6 x 10-9 as the product of two numbers: 5.6 (the digit term) and 10-9 (the exponential term).

Here are some examples of scientific notation