Question

27,000 in scientific Notation?

Answer 1

\[2.7\times 10^4\]

Answer 2

27 x 102

Answer 3

not 102 but 10 to the power of 2

Answer 4

No

Answer 5

@austinL I think so.. You can say im wrong but I think Im right.

Answer 6

@austinL its called opinions

Answer 7

Multiply your answer back out then? First off, that isn't scientific notation. You can only have ones digits and decimals in scientific notation. Secondly, Multiply your answer back out.
\[27\times 10^2\]
\[10^2 = 100\]
\[27\times 100 = 2,700\]

Answer 8

@austinL one more thing so what is the scientific notation of 13,500

Answer 9

\[1.35\times 10^4\]
Do you see what I am doing to arrive at the answer?

Answer 10

no what are you doing?

Answer 11

you move the decimal to the left until there is one number in front of it.
13,500
You move it to the left and you have one digit in front of the decimal.
\[1.35\times10^x\]
x is the number of places from the original position you moved it.

Answer 12

Okay, could you please help me with this too?

Answer 13

7 x (1 x 109) what does this equal?

Answer 14

is that
\[7\times (1\times 10^9)\]

Answer 15

yes sorry it is that, youre correct

Answer 16

\[10\times 10\times 10\times 10\times 10\times 10\times10\times10\times10\times = ?\]

Answer 17

1000000000

Answer 18

Correct, now multiply that by 7.

Answer 19

7000000000

Answer 20

Yep, and for future reference commas are very nice.
7,000,000,000
It makes things much easier to read.

Answer 21

austin, i need to go help my mother could you please do this for me! :(

First, find the number of pills he took on his last trip by counting the number of letters in your first name and multiplying that number by 1 x 10^4. Then triple that amount for this trip (1 point). Write an email to the doctor using the number of pills he needs on this trip written in scientific notation (3 points) and in short word form for a newspaper article headline (3 points). Be sure to include your name at the end.

Answer 22

I have 5 letters in my name aswell

Answer 23

Ok, I am not supposed to DO problems for you. The scientific notation is one thing. But a fully fledged problem is another.

Answer 24

so you can help me with this?

Answer 25

okay could you walk me through it then? @austinL

Answer 26

\[5\times (1\times10^4) = 5\times(10\times10\times10\times10)\]