Question

5.139*10^-8

Convert to decimal notation

Answer 1

0.00000005139

Answer 2

I am not getting it to convert please help

Answer 3

ok that was easier then I was making thanks

Answer 4

even with it being 10^-8

Answer 5

okay sooo what audia4 is saying is you move the decimal place 8 places to the left

Answer 6

but it has a -8 there that is what throw me off

Answer 7

ummm. well just think when you look at a number line the negatives are to the left.... so when its -8 you move it to the left.... just like with any other negative numbers it might be

Answer 8

-8 simply means move decimal point left 8 places like buggy said
+8 then move right 8 places, but you normally won't see + sign when it is +

Answer 9

ok well that is still confusing because technically we move that to the right...right

Answer 10

what? when the number is positive?

Answer 11

I am not trying to be a pain, really. I am trying to understand

Answer 12

nevermind I understand sorry

Answer 13

okay well... when the exponent is positive move the decimal point that many places to the right and when its negative move it that many places to the left...

Answer 14

you can look at it this way
10^-8 is just 1/10^8 which is 1/100000000
so 5.139/100000000