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9.3x105 = 930,000

930,000 may be written as 9.3x105 in texts books because it is simply more atheistically pleasing. In science, large numbers must be written this way in a process known as scientific notation.

Scientific notation uses exponents do move the decimal point around in a number. In this particular example the decimal is moved five (5) places to the right. If the five were negative (-5) the decimals would simply be shifted to the left.

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