Question

Select the answer choice below that represents 5.9 x 10-4 in standard notation.

0.000059
0.00059
59,000
5,900

Answer 1

This means that you have to move the decimal point 4 decimal places to the left, as denoted by the negative sign. Thus, this would add 3 zeros before 5. The answer would be 0.00059.

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