When you are translating a number from scientific notation to standard form, what does the exponent tell you?
The number of zeros to add to the end of the original number
the number of places to move the decimal point to the left
the number of places to move the decimal point to the right****
the number of times to multiply the first factor by itself
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The answer would be C.
the number of places to move the decimal point to the right.
The correct answer is: the number of places to move the decimal point to the right.
To translate a number from scientific notation to standard form, you need to convert it to a decimal format. In scientific notation, a number is expressed as a coefficient multiplied by 10 raised to a certain power (exponent). The exponent indicates how many places to move the decimal point to the right in order to convert it to standard form.
For example, if you have the number 1.2 x 10^3 in scientific notation, the exponent (3) tells you to move the decimal point three places to the right. So, the number in standard form becomes 1200.
In summary, the exponent in scientific notation specifies the number of places you need to move the decimal point to the right when converting to standard form.
looks good
negative exponents move "negative right"
... which would be left