Question

A certain microscope is able to magnify an object up to 100,000 times its original size. In scientific notation, 100,000 is _____.

Answer 1

These are the possible answers

1 x 10-5
1 x 10-4
1 x 104
1 x 105

Answer 2

The last numbers are powers to 10

Answer 3

The last option is what you want to pick.

Answer 4

I need help so...

Answer 5

which one do you think it - negative powers are values < 1 so it cant be the first 2.

Answer 6

To write down the scientific notation you have to counnt the number of zeros.

Answer 7

Since in this case there are 5 zeroes, that's the number you'd be using for scientici notation as the exponent of 10 or sometimes used as "e" on your calculator.

Answer 8

Okay I got it lol.

Answer 9

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Answer 10

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Answer 11

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