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Scientific Notation

Here are the conversions: 1.23 X 105 = 123,000 6.806 X 106 = 6,806,000 347,000 = 3.47 X 105 902,000,000 = 9.02 X 108

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Scientific Notation

Here are the conversions: 1.23 X 105 = 123,000 6.806 X 106 = 6,806,000 347,000 = 3.47 X 105 902,000,000 = 9.02 X 108

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Scientific Notation

Scientific Notation
• It is the way that scientists easily
handle very large numbers or very small
numbers. 
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
A QUICK WAY TO
WRITE
REALLY, REALLY BIG
OR
REALLY, REALLY SMALL NUMBERS.
Mathematicians

are Lazy!!!
They decided that by
using powers of 10, they
can create short versions
of long numbers.
When using Scientific Notation, there are
two kinds of exponents: positive and
negative
Positive Exponent:
2.35 x 108

Negative Exponent:
3.97 x 10-7
When changing scientific notation to
standard notation, the exponent tells you
if you should move the decimal:

With a positive exponent, move the


decimal to the right:
4.08 x 103 = 4 0 8

Don’t forget to fill in your zeroes!


When changing scientific notation to
standard notation, the exponent tells you
if you should move the decimal:

With a negative exponent, move the


decimal to the left:
4.08 x 10-3 = 408

Don’t forget to fill in your zeroes!


An easy way to remember this is:
• If an exponent is positive, the number
gets larger, so move the decimal to
the right.

• If an exponent is negative, the


number gets smaller, so move the
decimal to the left.
The exponent also tells how many spaces
to move the decimal:

4.08 x 103 = 4 0 8

In this problem, the exponent is +3, so


the decimal moves 3 spaces to the right.
The exponent also tells how many spaces
to move the decimal:

4.08 x 10-3 = 408

In this problem, the exponent is -3, so the


decimal moves 3 spaces to the left.
Try changing these numbers from
Scientific Notation to Standard Notation:
1) 9.678 x 104

2) 7.4521 x 10-3

3) 8.513904567 x 107

4) 4.09748 x 10-5
When changing from Standard Notation
to Scientific Notation:
1) First, move the decimal after the first whole
number:
3258
2) Second, add your multiplication sign and
your base (10).
3 . 2 5 8 x 10
3) Count how many spaces the decimal moved
and this is the exponent.
3 . 2 5 8 x 10 3
3 2 1
When changing from Standard Notation
to Scientific Notation:
4) See if the original number is greater than or
less than one.
– If the number is greater than one, the
exponent will be positive.
348943 = 3.489 x 105

– If the number is less than one, the


exponent will be negative.
.0000000672 = 6.72 x 10-8
Try changing these numbers from
Standard Notation to Scientific Notation:
1) 9872432 9.872432 x 106

2) .0000345 3.45 x 10-5

3) .08376 8.376 x 102

4) 5673 5.673 x 103


Convert these:
1.23 X 105
6.806 X 106
347,000.
902,000,000

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