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OpenStudy (anonymous):

3. Determine if the number is written in scientific notation. If not, explain 5.6 x 10^12 -No, it is not written as a power of 10. -No, the first factor is not a number between 1 and 10 -Yes, the number is written in scientific notation.

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

scientific notation is N * 10^n where N is a number between 1 and 10 and n is an integer

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

so what do you think?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

B?

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

no - is 5.6 a number lying between 1 and 10 ?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is a decimal less then 1?

OpenStudy (cwrw238):

look where 5.6 is on the number line (roughly) |dw:1422899542486:dw|

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