Question

The display on a calculator screen is shown below.

1.199144E-8

What number does the calculator display represent?
A.
1.199144 × 10-9
B.
1.199144 × 108
C.
1.199144 × 10-8
D.
1.199144 × 107

Answer 1

Capital E on a calculator refers to a power of 10

So E-8 = 10^(-8)

The rest of the number remains the same

Answer 2

There’s only one answer choice with 10^(-8)