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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The distance from the Earth to the sun is 93,000,000 miles. Write this number in scientific notation.

OpenStudy (camerondoherty):

9.3 x 10^7

OpenStudy (shamim):

point shifted left by 7 disit

OpenStudy (shamim):

so used 10^7

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Wait so it would be 10^7 because you counted the six zeros and the three?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Let's start moving the decimal places to the left.

OpenStudy (camerondoherty):

yeah but what about the 93 in the 93,000 so you need to do \[9.3 \times 10^7\]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

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