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OpenStudy (anonymous):

is 119 x 10^-3 in scientific notation?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Yes.

OpenStudy (smurfy14):

0.119

OpenStudy (smurfy14):

since its negative, you move decimal 3 to the left

OpenStudy (anonymous):

smurfy - no! It is in scientific notation.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

shouldn't it be 1.19 x 10^-1

OpenStudy (anonymous):

1.19x10^(-1)

OpenStudy (smurfy14):

ahhhhhhh jk sorry i read it wrong!

OpenStudy (anonymous):

No, it can be any real number times 10 to power of an integer. So, it is already in scientific form.

OpenStudy (smurfy14):

so ya the answer is yes :)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

its no

OpenStudy (anonymous):

:)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Well.....Wikipedia can't be wrong. But, some people may think like Satellite thought/said that the coefficient can't be more than 10. I don't believe that to be right.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Whatever system you are using to "validate" answers is not the final truth.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

it has to be between 1 and 9 x 10^ of an integer..so 119 x 10^-3 is not in scientific notation

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