0.00000415 in scientific notation

Mathematics · Middle School · Wed Jan 13 2021

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Given the number:

0.00000415

Express in scientific notation.

Solution:

In order to change a number in standard form to scientific notation, simply count the number of zeros and the first non-zero digit since we are given a decimal number.. The given number has a total of 5 zeros and 1 non zero, therefore the magnitude or the degree of the scientific notation is -6, since we are changing a decimal in scientific notation. The remaining  non-zero numbers will be treated as a decimals.

Standard form:

0.00000415

Scientific notation:

4.15 x 10^-6

Final answer:

0.00000415