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OpenStudy (speedsterpro):

What answer represents this number in scientific notation. 0.00000916 A. 916*10^-8 B. 9.16*10^-6 C. 916*10^8 D. 9.16*10^6

OpenStudy (wckeller):

The answer is B

OpenStudy (speedsterpro):

Why is it b

OpenStudy (wckeller):

Move the decimal to the right until it is in between 9 and 16 while counting how many spaces you have moved. This number will be the exponent

OpenStudy (wckeller):

But since the original number is a very small one, the exponent will be negative, as we are moving the decimal right instead of left

OpenStudy (speedsterpro):

@google

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