to convert from ounces to pounds, you can multiply the nymber of ounces by 0.0625. express 0.0625 in scientific notation. : can you please help me express it. thanks
6.25E-2 or in tens notation 6.25*10-2
Sure! To express 0.0625 in scientific notation, you need to write it as a number between 1 and 10 multiplied by a power of 10. Here's how you can do it:
1. Start by counting the number of decimal places between the first non-zero digit and the decimal point in 0.0625. In this case, there are four decimal places.
2. Move the decimal point four places to the right to remove the decimal places. This gives you 625.
3. Rewrite 625 as a number between 1 and 10, multiplied by a power of 10. Since 625 can be written as 6.25 × 100, you can express it as 6.25 × 10^2 in scientific notation.
Therefore, the scientific notation for 0.0625 is 6.25 × 10^-2.