Scientific Notation
giving :
9.46 x 10- 5 
The decimal point must be moved to the right. 
(3).  
Alternately, begin with:
               9 . 4 6 x 10
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 integer
(1).
a number less than 1:
0 0 0 0 9 4 6
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For each place the decimal point is moved to the left subtract 1 from the original exponent of 10
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