A wasps stinger has an average length of 2.67 x 10^-3 meter long what is this length in decimal notation
The length of the wasp's stinger in decimal notation is 0.00267 meters.
To express the length of the wasp's stinger in decimal notation, we can convert it from scientific notation to standard decimal form.
The given length is 2.67 x 10^-3 meters.
To convert a number from scientific notation to decimal notation, we need to move the decimal point to the left or right by the power of 10 indicated by the exponent.
In this case, the exponent is -3, so we will move the decimal point three places to the left.
Starting with 2.67, let's move the decimal point three places to the left:
2.67 becomes 0.00267.
Therefore, the length of the wasp's stinger in decimal notation is 0.00267 meters.
To convert the length of a wasp's stinger from scientific notation to decimal notation, follow these steps:
Step 1: Rewrite the number in scientific notation:
2.67 x 10^-3
Step 2: Move the decimal point to the right if the exponent is negative, or to the left if the exponent is positive.
In this case, the exponent is negative, so we move the decimal point to the right.
2.67 x 10^-3
= 0.00267
Step 3: Write the number in decimal notation.
The length of the wasp's stinger in decimal notation is 0.00267 meters.