Q. 164 - Intermediate Algebra

Question

Write number (a) 8,750,000 (b) 0.00000871 in scientific notation 

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

Numbers in scientific notation are

(a)$8.75\times {10}^6$

(b)$8.71\times {10}^{-6}$

part (a) Step 1 Given information

$8,750,000$

part (a) Step 2

$$\begin{gathered} 8,750,000=8.75\times 1000000 \\ =8.75\times {10}^6 \end{gathered}$$

part (b) Step 1 Given information

$0.00000871$

part (b) Step 2

$$\begin{gathered} 0.00000871=\frac{8.71}{1000000} \\ =8.71\times {10}^{-6} \end{gathered}$$