Question

What power of 10 makes this statement true.56,000,000 = 5.6 x 10 Another way to look at this, what would the exponent be

Answer 1

Answer: The exponent is 7.

5.6×10^7 = 56,000,000

Explanation:

10² = 100 and 10³ = 1000

5.6 × 10³ = 5,600

5.6×10⁴ = 56,000

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