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uzsbgck:

1 cubic foot to cubic meters ( use scientific notation )

AZ:

1 foot = 0.3048 meters so (1 foot)^3 = (0.3048 meters)^3 What is 0.3048^3 = ?

uzsbgck:

0.02831684659

AZ:

So 1 ft^3 = 0.02832 m^3 ft^3 is cubic feet m^3 is cubic meters Now let's write 0.02832 cubic meters in scientific notation

AZ:

|dw:1614142417301:dw| We move the decimal two spots to the right What is the number going to be for the exponent of 10?

uzsbgck:

2

AZ:

and since we're moving to the right, will it be 2 or -2

uzsbgck:

2

AZ:

Are you sure? As the decimal point goes to the right, the exponent will go down

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AZ:

another example

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uzsbgck:

oohhh so -2 i will save that photo to have

AZ:

Now you got it! So can you write the final answer?

uzsbgck:

2.832 x 10 ^ -2

AZ:

Perfect!! Well done :)

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