Answer for a Medal

What is 5263 × 10^–3 ?

A.
5.263

B.
52.63

C.
526.3

D.
526,300

Question

Answer for a Medal





What is 5263 × 10^–3 ?
	
	
 
A.
	5.263
	
 
B.
	52.63
	
 
C.
	526.3
	
 
D.
	526,300

the_fizicx99 · Answer

You can't have a neg exponent..

5263 * 1/10^3

anonymous · Answer

what do you do when you see an equation like 10$$10^{-3}$$?

anonymous · Answer

yeah you can you just move the decimal down that would make it 5.263

anonymous · Answer

cause the decimal has to move down 3 times because its to the negative 3'd power

anonymous · Answer

@freakenpurplepizza

anonymous · Answer

Shelby is correct. Exponents can be negative so long as you understand 10^-3 is actually 1/10^3. Depending on instructor, though, you may not be allowed to *leave* them negative. But in a class like Chemistry, they're actually quite common.

the_fizicx99 · Answer

Yup in chemistry yes

anonymous · Answer

Chemistry is fun and yeah it is very common in Chemistry but also in Algebra you will find the occasional negative exponent