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OpenStudy (timisawesome35444):

Convert 0.00001 to a power of 10.

OpenStudy (thatonegirl_):

How many decimal points do you move from to get to that number? Using 10.

OpenStudy (timisawesome35444):

5

OpenStudy (timisawesome35444):

@Thatonegirl_

OpenStudy (thatonegirl_):

5 if you start with just 1. but what about 10 ?

OpenStudy (thatonegirl_):

.000010

OpenStudy (thatonegirl_):

because you're trying to turn it into a power of 10 so you need to make it into a 10 by adding an extra 0 at the end

OpenStudy (timisawesome35444):

what i thought it was places behind

OpenStudy (thatonegirl_):

what do you mean?

OpenStudy (timisawesome35444):

the choices ate 10^-5, 10^-4,10^5, 10^4

OpenStudy (amtran_bus):

dude it is 1x10^-5

OpenStudy (amtran_bus):

cause you are moving decimal over right 5 places. .0000 whatever means small number mean ^-power

OpenStudy (thatonegirl_):

no its 10^-6

OpenStudy (thatonegirl_):

which is what i was trying to explain but whatever

OpenStudy (amtran_bus):

there is no way that is 10^-6

OpenStudy (timisawesome35444):

Thank you guys

OpenStudy (amtran_bus):

10^-6 is not even a choice

OpenStudy (timisawesome35444):

but 10 ^-6 is not a choice

OpenStudy (thatonegirl_):

Ahh my bad. @AmTran_Bus is correct

OpenStudy (timisawesome35444):

Thank you i will just pick to the -5 and how do i give medals

OpenStudy (amtran_bus):

@Thatonegirl_ moving it 6 to the right is useless because adding an extra 0 at the end of the 1 is not significant figure.

OpenStudy (amtran_bus):

Sorry I read your post @Thatonegirl_ It's all good!!!

OpenStudy (amtran_bus):

hit the best response button by the user that you want to give it too.

OpenStudy (thatonegirl_):

True, sorry about that xD Thank you for catching my error

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