Scientific Notation Sample Problems

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Convert from scientific notation into normal notation.

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
1	8.39 × 10⁶
Solution Significant value = 8.39 Exponent = 6 Must move the decimal point 6 places to the right You should end up with 8390000

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
2	5.86 × 10⁸
Solution Significant value = 5.86 Exponent = 8 Must move the decimal point 8 places to the right You should end up with 586000000

Convert from normal notation into scientific notation. Use '*' for the multiplication sign.

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
1	6.357
Solution Begin by finding out the significant part of the number. It should always be between 1 and 10. Thus, the significant part is 6.357 Must move the decimal 0 spots to the left to end up with the significant value. Thus, the exponential power should be 0. Scientific Notation = significant value × 10^exponent = 6.357*10^0

#	Problem	Correct Answer	Your Answer
2	0.000000002567
Solution Begin by finding out the significant part of the number. It should always be between 1 and 10. Thus, the significant part is 2.567 Must move the decimal 9 spots to the right to end up with the significant value. Thus, the exponential power should be -9. Scientific Notation = significant value × 10^exponent = 2.567*10^-9

Sample Problems For Scientific Notation