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Scientific Notation

Scientific notation is the expression of a number based on the largest exponent of 10 for its value, where the form is a decimal number A x 10n.

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What is the second step of scientific notation?

The answer depends on

  1. what you wish to do with the number(s) in scientific notation and
  2. what you consider to have been step 1.

What is 700 billionths in scientific notation?

  • In countries that use the long scale (based on powers of a million) like Europe
700 billionths = 700 x 10-12

= 7 x 10-10

  • In countries that use the short scale (based on powers of a thousand) like USA
700 billionths = 700 x 10-9

= 7 x 10-7

What is 3.4 10 -2 in scientific notation?

Assume the term is 3.4 x 10-2. Since the term is in the form a x 10ⁿ where n is the integer and a is the value such that it has the leading nonzero digit in the ones place, it's already in scientific notation.