Question

How many zeros will be in the standard form of the exponential expression ten to the ninety-ninth power?

ten zeros

ninety-eight zeros

ninety-nine zeros

one hundred zeros

Answer 1

10.0x10^99=10+99 zeros
100 zeros

Answer 2

\[\Large 10^1\quad=\quad 10\qquad\qquad\text{(one zero)}\]\[\Large 10^2\quad=\quad 100\qquad\;\quad \text{(two zeros)}\]\[\Large ...\]\[\Large 10^{99}\quad=\quad ... \qquad\;\;\quad \text{how many zeros?}\]