Question

How do you think you could represent the number 2,300 as a number times a multiple of 10? How do you think you could represent the number 2,300 as a number times 10 to some exponent? How would you describe the relationship between the two representations?

Please answer all.

Answer 1

Well this question is actually a piece of cake. Just pick your favorite number. Multiply it by 10. Then do whatever operation you want with the 2,300. For the exponent part of this. Lets say we do it this way y times z equals 2,300. Exponents are letters used in mathematical terms. So any letter can be used to represent any number.