Define-What do you look at to compare numbers in standard form?
define-What do you look at to compare numbers in Scientific Notation?
define- List the inequality symbols and their meaning:
To compare numbers in standard form, you look at the place value of each digit in the number. The number with the larger digit in the higher place value is considered to be greater.
To compare numbers in Scientific Notation, you look at the coefficients of the numbers and the exponents that represent the powers of 10. The number with the larger coefficient is considered to be greater, unless the exponent is significantly larger in the other number.
Inequality symbols and their meanings:
- < : less than
- > : greater than
- ≤ : less than or equal to
- ≥ : greater than or equal to