Standard to Scientific
Write in scientific notation:
200
2 x 102
Write in standard form:
3 x 102
300
Why do we use scientific notation?
To write really big or small numbers more efficiently/easier
Write in scientific notation:
3,100
3.1 x 103
Write in standard form:
8 x 100
8
In scientific notation, do negative exponents give us big numbers or small numbers?
Small Numbers
Write in scientific notation:
0.0024
2.4 x 10-3
Write in standard form:
6.4 x 103
6,400
In scientific notation do positive exponents give us big numbers or small numbers?
Big numbers
Write in scientific notation:
506,700,000
5.067 x 108
Write in standard form:
4.03 x 10-2
0.0403
How many digits should be in front of the decimal in scientific notation?
One
Write in scientific notation:
0.0003006
3.006 x 10-4
Write in standard form:
9.008 x 106
9,008,000
How many times would you move the decimal when writing the following number in standard notation?
5.3*105
Five