Q. 169 - Intermediate Algebra

Question

In the following exercises, convert each number to decimal form.

(a) $1.6\times {10}^{10}$ (b) $8.43\times {10}^{-6}$

Step-by-Step Solution

Answer

Decimal form is 

(a)16000000000

(b)0.00000843

part (a) Step 1 Given information

$1.6\times {10}^{10}$

part (a) Step 2

$$\begin{gathered} 1.6\times {10}^{10}=1.6\times 10000000000 \\ =16000000000 \end{gathered}$$

part (b) Step 1 Given information

$8.43\times {10}^{-6}$

part (b) Step 2

$$\begin{gathered} 8.43\times {10}^{-6}=\frac{8.43}{1000000} \\ =0.00000843 \end{gathered}$$