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Mathematics (Grade 8)

Expressions & Equations

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Expressions & Equations: Expression with Powers

Numbers in Scientific Notation

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Numbers in Scientific Notation

Introduction

Scientific notation is a way to write very large or very small numbers in a shorter and more organized form. It uses a number between 1 and 10 multiplied by a power of 10. Scientists, engineers, and mathematician...

Transcript

During a math challenge, Emily needs to convert the given numbers into scientific notation.

To write each number in scientific notation, she writes a value multiplied by a power of 10, where the value is at least 1 but less than 10.

She starts with the first number and places a decimal point at the end. Then, she moves the decimal p...