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Algebra Help!!
Find an example of scientific notation in real life Explain why the number was written in scientific notation. Create a multiplication problem with scientific notation
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 10:54pm by Katie A

Math 11
Scientific Notation question... It says put it in scientific notation and here is the question. 3100.0 x 10^2 But it's already in scientific notation... and I have no clue what to do... I've never done a question in scientific notation before... can someone please help...
Sunday, September 9, 2007 at 1:43am by Karn

math
HELP ME!!! One of your friends missed the class on scientific notation. Describe how you would explain to your friend what it means for a number to be in scientific notation and how to convert a number from standard form to scientific notation.
Monday, January 10, 2011 at 12:47pm by drew

Alegebra
scientific notation is when you set the number times a power of 10. Example: 100 = 1*10^2 .0003 = 3*10^-4 so your answer should be 0.000042/0.0084=.005 Which in scientific notation is 5*10^-3 I would recommend looking at scientific notation online.
Monday, May 10, 2010 at 6:58pm by Anonymous

algebra
contradiction! scientific notation is defined to include a power of 10, so it needs an exponent 6000 in scientific notation is 6.0 x 10^3
Monday, May 30, 2011 at 12:16pm by Reiny

Intermediate Algebra
Use scientific notation to divide the following 2 numbers .Express the answer using scientific notation; retain at least3 decimal places (9.4*10^6)/(4.97*10^2)
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 12:26pm by sherry

Algebra
Use scientific notation to multiply the following two numbers. Express the answer using scientific notation; retain all nonzero decimal places (1.9 • 10^4) • (8.4 • 10^5)
Monday, January 2, 2012 at 12:46am by yolanda

algebra
use scientific notation to multiply the following two numbers. Express the answer using scientific notation; retain all nonzero decimal places. (8.1*10^8)*(4.2*10^3)
Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 9:44pm by sharron

math ALG 2!scientific notations helpp
Write the following value in scientific notation. 23,000,000 Write the following value in scientific notation. 7,400,000 Write the following value in scientific notation. 0.00000021 Write the following value in scientific notation. 0.00003165 Which value below is not ...
Friday, March 15, 2013 at 9:26pm by tyneisha

math ALG 2!scientific notations helpp
1.)Write the following value in scientific notation. 23,000,000 2.)Write the following value in scientific notation. 7,400,000 3.)Write the following value in scientific notation. 0.00000021 4.)Write the following value in scientific notation. 0.00003165 5.)Which value below ...
Friday, March 15, 2013 at 4:01pm by tyneisha

algebra
Use scientific notation to divide the following two numbers. Express the answer using scientific notation; retain at least three decimal places. (6.2 · 10^7) / (4.15 · 10^3)
Sunday, January 29, 2012 at 7:05pm by jackie

intermediate algebra
use scientific notation to divide the following two numbers. Express the answer using scientific notation; retain at least three decimal places (8.4*10^6)/ (5.97*10^2)
Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 8:35am by swirl

Algebra 1 (Scientific Notation)
How will you write this in scientific notation? if you do not mind explaining how you did it. Thank you! $15,789,000,000,000
Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 4:05pm by *Please Help*

Algebra
Letter A) is not in scientific notation do to the fact that 51. what ever is higher than ten, and to be a valid notation the first number has to be between one and ten, no lower then one and no higher than ten, so letter A) would not be in scientific notation
Wednesday, March 9, 2011 at 2:13pm by LaQuira

PHYSICS
Express following measurements in scientific notation. 1. a) 5800 m I don't even get what scientific notation is. In my book its ays, that in Scientific notation, the numerical part of a measurement is expressed as a number between 1 and 10 multiplied by a whole-number ...
Thursday, September 8, 2011 at 7:25pm by Anonymous

Scientific Notation
I got all of them so far EXCEPT this one... help? Thank you! Convert the following into scientific notation: 1/137
Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 1:12pm by Carl

Algrebra 1
What are the practical uses of scientific notation? Why is scientific notation so important in modern-day society?
Tuesday, June 26, 2012 at 6:55pm by Liz

scientific notation
Express 2,750,389 in scientific notation I think it is 2.750389 x 10 6
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at 3:49pm by john

Scientific Notation
I'm having some trouble solving this problem: 32x10^2 / (4x10^2)^3 Is it possible to have a negative value in scientific notation?
Monday, October 10, 2011 at 11:25am by Maria

math
Teaching makes you learn something well. You've had scientific notation in class, right? Pretend I don't know scientific notation, and explain to me what it is. (That will be your answer).
Monday, January 10, 2011 at 12:47pm by Marth

7th grade math questions Scientific Notation
19. Write the size of a grain of very fine sand, about 9.35 x 10^-2 cm, in standard form. 31. The population of the US is expected to be 392 million people by 2050. Write this answer in scientific notation. 37. Write 10^29 - 10^28 in scientific notation. Thanks! -Delilah :)
Friday, September 28, 2012 at 6:55pm by Delilah

8th grade
Is -7*10^11 in scientific notation? If not, write it in scientific notation.
Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at 11:17pm by Logan

statistics
Multiply 233*10^6 by 2.23 (gallons/person), and use scientific notation for the answer. You can do this. I have already used scientific notation for the US population over 14.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at 10:33pm by drwls

Math
Use scientific notation to divide the following two numbers. Express the answer using scientific notation; retain at least three decimal places. 6.2 • 107 / 4.15 • 103
Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at 10:08pm by Jackster

scientific notation
simplify write in scientific notation (9x10^-3)^2
Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 8:02pm by edna

scientific notation
simplify write in scientific notation (9x10^-3)^2
Thursday, September 15, 2011 at 8:01pm by edna

scientific notation
What is the scientific notation of 125 million dollars?
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 at 3:49pm by Sonja

scientific notation
Write the number in scientific notation: 0.000375
Tuesday, November 20, 2007 at 8:32am by Tabby

Math
(4*10^3)*(4.5*10*-3) Operations with scientific notation. Perform the indicated operation. Each final answer must be written in scientific notation.
Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 10:31pm by shay

BA
use scientific notation to divide the two numbers, express answer using scientific notation, retain at least 3 decimal place for (8.4.10^6)/(5.97.10^2)
Friday, February 24, 2012 at 12:04am by Dechols

scientific notation
what is 90,000 in scientific notation
Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 5:04pm by summer

7th grade math - Scientific Notation basics
1. The area of Greenland is 840,000 square miles. What is this number in scientific notation? 2. What is this number in standard form? 5.75 x 10^9 3. In a recent year the world production of wheat was about 5.2 x 10^8 metric tons. What is this number in standard notation?
Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 7:24pm by Delilah

4th grade math
These are often easier to see if you convert to scientific notation (standard form). 2399001 is 2.39901 x 10^6 in scientific notation. We need it to 3 significant figures so 2.40 x 10^6. Any help?
Wednesday, September 17, 2008 at 12:17am by Dr Russ

math((PLEASE HELP!))
If two numbers are written in scientific notation. how can you tell which number is greater? Where on a number line does the value of a positive number in scientific notation with a negative exponent lie?
Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at 7:53pm by Maryam :)

scientific notation
$6,690,000/2600000 = $2.57 per appliance. I don't see why you would want to express $2.57 in scientific notation. 2.57 x 10^1 looks just plain silly.
Friday, March 20, 2009 at 9:33pm by Reiny

Scientific Notation
Just started learning about the scientific notation, and its actually quite easy, but I dont know why im still struggling with it. For example it says express the following measurements in scientific notation: 5800m The answer is 5.8 * 10^3 What confuses me is that how do you ...
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 8:55pm by Anonymous

scientific notation
how can i put 10010 into a scientific notation We want the first digit from the left followed by a decimal then some power of 10 Here it's 1.001 x 10^?? How many decimals did we move to the left?
Tuesday, September 12, 2006 at 12:55am by alejandra

4th grade math
it's another word for scientific notation. It's "A method of writing or displaying numbers in terms of a decimal number between 1 and 10 multiplied by a power of 10. The scientific notation of 10,492, for example, is 1.0492 ¡Á 104."
Saturday, April 4, 2009 at 8:11pm by Angie

7th grade math check my answers please quick
11. 17, 200 written in scientific notation is 1.7 x 10^5 21. 0.00105 written in scientific notation is 1.05 x 10^-3 are these correct?
Friday, September 28, 2012 at 6:32pm by Delilah

SCIENTIFIC NOTATION (ALGEBRA
WHAT IS THE SCIENCTIFIC NOTATION OF 9,040,000,000
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 8:55pm by NEED HELP

math/pre-algebra
Jiskha never charges anyone for getting help! You must really be in an advanced class to have this problem. 0.015 = 1.5 * 10^-2 http://www.mathsisfun.com/numbers/scientific-notation.html
Saturday, November 6, 2010 at 6:38pm by Ms. Sue

Scientific notation
what is .020833333 in scientific notation?
Saturday, March 29, 2008 at 2:00pm by Jon

scientific notation
Express the answer in scientific notation to two decimals unless requested otherwise. A company produced 2,600,000 small appliances in one year and made a profit of $6,690,000. What was the profit on each appliance?
Friday, March 20, 2009 at 9:33pm by brad

7th grade scientific notation help Ms. Sue
Write each number in scientific notation. 1. 4,800 2. 17, 200 3. 180,000 4. 343, 502 12. 0.00581 13. 0.00105 14. 0.0000078 15. 0.000027 16. 0.000000132 17. 0.000000009
Friday, September 28, 2012 at 6:05pm by Delilah

algebra
Use scientific to divde the following two numbers. Express the answer using scientific notation; retain at least three decimal places. (8.16*10^5)/(1.03*10^2)
Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 1:31pm by Destiny

math
1. Which of the following expressions is written in scientific notation? 1. 73.4 x 105 2. 0.09 × 107 3. 80 x 103 4. 4.22 x 10–3 2. Which of the following is 0.0000000708 written in scientific notation? 1. 7.08 x 10–8 2. 7.8 x 10–8 3. 708 x 10–10 4. 70...
Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 12:38pm by ruby

chemistry
No, scientific notation is ALWAYS the first digit followed by the decimal point followed by x 10 to the some power. So 12.5 x 10^-6, although a correct number probably, is 1.25 x 10^-5 in scientific notation.
Saturday, October 9, 2010 at 5:15pm by DrBob222

Math PLZ HELP
1. Which of the following expressions is written in scientific notation? 1. 73.4 x 105 2. 0.09 × 107 3. 80 x 103 4. 4.22 x 10–3 2. Which of the following is 0.0000000708 written in scientific notation? 1. 7.08 x 10–8 2. 7.8 x 10–8 3. 708 x 10–10 4. 70...
Thursday, January 31, 2013 at 2:57pm by SAMHAM

math
Operations with scientific notation Perform the indicated operation. Each final answer must be written in scientific notation. 1. (2.34*10^5)*(-4*10^-8) 2. (4*10^3)*(4.5*10^-3) 3. (5*10^5)*(4.3*10^2)
Thursday, January 17, 2008 at 10:13pm by shay

8 grade math
Scientific Notation is a way that people use to write numbers that would be unpleasant to write out in Standard/Decimal Notation. Here are some examples that illustrate why anyone would care about how they write down a number: Decimal Notation Scientific Notation 5,000,000,000...
Wednesday, September 30, 2009 at 8:35pm by Anna

Algebra
In January sales were 2.08 million. Write the sales for January in standard notation and scientific notation. please help
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 9:45pm by chelsea brown

Algebra Help!!
the speed of light is 3.0*10^8 m/s It's easier to keep track of that than 300000000. Also there are numbers like a googol, which are just too big to write without scientific notation. googol = 10^100 googolplex = 10^googol Then there are numbers like Skewes' number ...
Tuesday, October 4, 2011 at 10:54pm by Steve

Algebra Homework- Scientific Notation
Thank you!
Friday, December 28, 2012 at 7:50pm by Karen

Algebra 1 (Scientific Notation)
4.3 x109
Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 4:05pm by joe

algebra
what is 0.000375 in scientific notation?
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 11:25pm by Anonymous

algebra
What is the scientific notation for 0.000128?
Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at 6:37am by Danielle

algebra
scientific notation 0.8775
Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 11:20pm by Anonymous

Algebra 1 Scientific Notation
1.462828271x10^99
Monday, September 26, 2011 at 10:34pm by Brittany

SCIENTIFIC NOTATION (ALGEBRA
9.04 * 10^9
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 8:55pm by John

SCIENTIFIC NOTATION (ALGEBRA
9.04 x 10^9
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 8:55pm by Sarah

SCIENTIFIC NOTATION (ALGEBRA
9.04*10^9
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 8:55pm by Ken

algebra
how to convert 0.000037 to scientific notation
Monday, May 14, 2012 at 2:46pm by rr

algebra
convert to scientific notation: 0.000243
Saturday, July 9, 2011 at 9:41pm by sharron

Algebra
Write 9850 in scientific notation
Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 9:00pm by Melissa

engineering
To be honest I can make sense of that bit you pointed out. It’s actually the scientific notation bit I struggle with. The answer is 3.84 seconds, however how do you get the answer in seconds, to two decimal places using scientific notation?? Thanks, Peter.
Monday, April 26, 2010 at 6:11am by Peter

science
I get 17.5 ml for the volume 250 mg = 250*10^-6 kg = 2.5*10^-4 kg Your answer is correct, but in decimal rather than scientific notation. Very small and very large numbers are better written in scientific notation, in my opinion.
Thursday, February 19, 2009 at 8:14pm by drwls

scientific notations
Express the number 11 213 dm in scientific notation
Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 11:18am by Tripp

7th grade math standard form scientific notation
I don't understand what you mean by "I have been stuck on these questions for 30 minutes.... " Are you just staring at the questions? The concept of scientific notation can be learned in less than 5 minutes. 5. 3.2 x 10^3 = 5.3 x 1000 = 5300 15 . 2.5 x 10^-3 = 2....
Friday, September 28, 2012 at 7:05pm by Reiny

SCIENTIFIC NOTATION (ALGEBRA
:) either one is good
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 8:55pm by Ken

Intermediate Algebra
convert to scientific notation...0.000243
Friday, March 30, 2012 at 1:05pm by sherry

Intermediate Algebra
convert to scientific notation....0.00024
Friday, March 30, 2012 at 12:06pm by sherry

algebra
how to write 6000 in scientific notation without exponents
Monday, May 30, 2011 at 12:16pm by A B

algebra
Rewrite the number in scientific notation: 1042
Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 12:49pm by peaches

algebra
I need the steps how to put 8.5 in scientific notation.
Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 10:54pm by kim

Pre-Algebra
I need help with scientific notation...please help
Thursday, December 2, 2010 at 9:14pm by Ao

algebra
Sorry - this is regarding computations w/scientific notation
Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 12:54pm by maryk

SCIENTIFIC NOTATION (ALGEBRA
9.04 * 10 to the 9th power
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 8:55pm by John

SCIENTIFIC NOTATION (ALGEBRA
9.04 x 10 to the 9th power
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 8:55pm by Ronnie

Algebra 1 (Scientific Notation)
Thank you so much...! this will help me on my final next week...! :)
Thursday, June 28, 2012 at 4:05pm by * Please Help*

Algebra 1
When is it necessary to use multiply numbers in scientific notation?
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 at 11:44pm by Bryanna

Algebra I
How do you put into scientific notation -6 x 10 to the power of -5?
Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 9:01pm by Li

Algebra
I need this answer in Scientific Notation please help 7.74x10^-4
Thursday, August 18, 2011 at 4:26pm by Cj

algebra
put into scientific notation (3.7x10^4)(8.1x10^-7
Monday, June 14, 2010 at 6:19pm by kam

college algebra
using scientific notation 4x10^9/2x10^-7
Friday, January 29, 2010 at 8:11am by Tina

Math
(7.66 • 10^2)(6.29 • 10^-4) answer then convert to scientific notation. the answer I keep getting is 0.481814 the scientific notation I get from this is 4.81814*10^5 but i keep getting it wrong. Can someone please help me.
Wednesday, June 16, 2010 at 10:45am by Becky

Intermediate Algebra
Convert this number to scientific notation 1,800,000
Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at 12:22pm by sherry

Algebra
Thanks PsyDag! for scientific notation would it be 2.08 x 10^6 ??
Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at 9:45pm by chelsea brown

algebra
evaluate and write in the solution in scientific notation 3x10^5\1.5x10^3
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 at 3:04pm by tracy

algebra
How do I write this number in scientific notation 1. 8.68x10^1 2.1,900,000
Friday, June 10, 2011 at 2:48pm by kate

Algebra
What is 194 times 10 to the third power in scientific notation
Saturday, January 29, 2011 at 7:20pm by Anonymous

algebra
Write the product of 35/14 x 3/125 in scientific notation.
Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 9:59pm by ty

algebra
write the product of 35/14 x 3/125 in scientific notation
Thursday, December 16, 2010 at 5:01pm by ty

Algebra
Write the product 35/14x3/125 in scientific notation.
Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at 6:24pm by Shane

Algebra I
What is 0.5 million in scientific notation? 2 thousandths, 1095 millionths? PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, February 1, 2007 at 7:03pm by Sarah

Physics - Converting
1.1cm*1m/100cm=.011 meter, and in scientific notation,1.1*10^-2 m or in exponential notation, 1.1E-2 meters.
Sunday, September 11, 2011 at 5:59pm by bobpursley

mth174
A tank is full of water. Find the work W required to pump the water out of the spout. (Use 9.8 for g and 3.14 for π. If you enter your answer in scientific notation, round the decimal value to two decimal places. Use equivalent rounding if you do not enter your answer...
Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 3:12pm by Alex

Math
the scientific notation would be: 8.17X 10^7 in scientific notations the decimal always has to be after the first non-zero number
Sunday, October 3, 2010 at 3:41pm by hannah

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