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OpenStudy (anonymous):

true or false: 5,200,000= 5.2*10^6 A. true B. false

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

Do you know how to convert a number into scientific notation?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

no not really

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

This is how you do it. A number is scientific notation is represented by two parts the multiply together. The first part is a number from 1 to less than 10. The second part is a power of 10.

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

5,200,000 = 5.2 * 1,000,000

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

If you take 5,200,000, and you move the decimal point 6 places to the left, you end up with 5.2

OpenStudy (mathstudent55):

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