What is the number of 5.9 x 10^5 written in decimal notation?
A. 0.000059
B. 590,000
C. 5.90000
D. 5,900,000
The number 5.9 x 10^5 written in decimal notation is 590,000. Thus, the correct answer is B.
To convert a number in scientific notation to decimal notation, you need to multiply the decimal coefficient by the power of 10. In this case, the number is 5.9 x 10^5.
To get the decimal notation, you multiply the coefficient (the number before the "x 10^5") by 10 raised to the power of the exponent (the number after the "x 10^").
In this case, the coefficient is 5.9 and the exponent is 5.
To calculate the decimal notation, you multiply 5.9 by 10 raised to the power of 5.
So, 5.9 x 10^5 = 5.9 * 10^5 = 5.9 * 100000 = 590000.
Therefore, the number 5.9 x 10^5 in decimal notation is 590,000, which corresponds to option B.