convert to scientific notation....0.00024
count the leading zeroes, and add 1:
2.4*10^-4
look:
2.4 = 2.4*10^0
.24 = 2.4*10^-1
.024 = 2.4*10^-2
.0024 = 2.4*10^-3
.00024 = 2.4*10^-4
69^69
To convert the number 0.00024 to scientific notation, you should follow these steps:
Step 1: Identify the non-zero digits in the original number. In this case, the non-zero digits are 2 and 4.
Step 2: Count the number of decimal places you moved the decimal point to the right to get a number between 1 and 10. In this case, the decimal point was moved four places to the right to obtain the number 2.4.
Step 3: Write the number obtained in Step 2 as a decimal between 1 and 10, followed by multiplication by 10 raised to the power of the number of decimal places you moved in Step 2.
In this case, 0.00024 can be expressed in scientific notation as 2.4 x 10^(-4).