Question

50,000 in scientific notation would be _____. 5 × 10^5 0.05 × 10^6 5 5 × 10^4 50,000

Answer 1

5 * 10^4

Explanation:

In scientific notation, the amount an exponent has indicates how many zeroes are there.

Since we see four zeroes in the number 50,000

The only equation that would fit is of course 5 * 10^4

Answer 2

Just count the number of zeros:

Explanation:

There are 4 zeros, so the answer is 5 x 10^4.