how do you correct this notation? 356.7 X 10^5

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3psilon · Answer

For correct notation you would want the base number to be between 1 and 10. So you would want to move the decimal place to where it would be 3.567

kl0723 · Answer

mve the point 2 spaces to the left, increasing your power of ten by 2... you would have 3.567 x10^7 :)

kl0723 · Answer

@arbyj is that clear to you? were you asked to have a specific number of significant figures?

arbyj · Answer

@kl0723 i need to understand this better.. and no I was just asked to correct the notation. i have another problem on my homework like this: 0.000125 X 10^1

kl0723 · Answer

correcting the notation would mean to bring the point right after the first significant figure... so in this case move it like this|dw:1410142398059:dw|