Scientific
Notation
9.46 x 100-5
or 9.46 x 10-5
The decimal point must
be moved to the right.
0.0000946 x 100
(3).
Alternately,
begin with:
9.46 x 10-5
The
number of places the decimal point must be moved so that the notation is
in the correct form:
(2).
Value of the
exponent?
exponent of 10 is
a negative whole nb.
(1).
a number
less than 1:
0.0000946
For
each place the decimal point is moved to the right subtract 1
from the original exponent of 10