Question

Write 58,000 in scientific notation by filling in the blanks of the structure

Answer 1

Answer:
`5.8* 10^4`

Reason:

Place the decimal point between the 5 and the 8. So we have the value 5.8

To get back to 58000, we need to move the decimal point 4 spots to the right. This is why we have 4 as the exponent over 10.

All scientific notation values are of the form
`a * 10^b`

where
`1 \le a < 10` or
`-10 < a \le 1`

The b value is an integer.