Question

what is the standard notation of 5.26 * 10^-4 and 3.18 * 10^3

Answer 1

ok.... so you have your number in scientific notation so its simply

\[\frac{5.26}{10000} = ?\]


because 10^-4 is the same as dividing by 10000
do the calculation to get an answer or ?

the other question is

3.18 x 1000

since 10^3 = 1000

Answer 2

\[5.26 \times 10^{-4} = \frac{ 5.26 }{ 10000 } = 0.000526\]

Answer 3

thats correct.... its really just a case of moving the decimal point left or right... hope it helped