Question

So what is Scientific Notation?

Answer 1

It is scientific.

Answer 2

ex: 6.10 x 10^4

Answer 3

It is a way of writing very large or very small numbers.

Answer 4

Then number that you are multiplying by ten has to be less than ten...

Answer 5

Instead of writing a number with 35 digits, for example, you would write it in compact scientific notation.

Answer 6

The question you asked previously probably wouldn't be written in scientific notation since it isn't a large or very small number. But it is a good way to learn how to convert numbers to scientific notation.

Answer 7

You can find out more about it here:

http://www.purplemath.com/modules/exponent3.htm