How to use scientific notation - SAT Math
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If 8〖(2)〗x = 2y, what is x in terms of y?
If 8〖(2)〗x = 2y, what is x in terms of y?
We replace 8 with 23 so that each term has the same base, making the equation 23 2x = 2y. The terms on the left now have the same base, so we add the exponents to get 23+x = 2y. Taking the log2 of each side gives 3 + x = y, and therefore x = y – 3.
We replace 8 with 23 so that each term has the same base, making the equation 23 2x = 2y. The terms on the left now have the same base, so we add the exponents to get 23+x = 2y. Taking the log2 of each side gives 3 + x = y, and therefore x = y – 3.
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What is the number 
in scientific notation?
What is the number
The exponent is equal to the number of decimal points shifted.
The exponent is equal to the number of decimal points shifted.
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Convert from scientific to decimal notation:
Convert from scientific to decimal notation:
In this case the exponent is positive hence you have to move the decimal point 4 places to the right from where it is in the problem giving us
In this case the exponent is positive hence you have to move the decimal point 4 places to the right from where it is in the problem giving us
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Convert from decimal to scientific notation:
Convert from decimal to scientific notation:
In this case you have to move the decimal point 6 places to the right. When you move the decimal point to the right the exponent becomes negative. Similarly when you move the decimal point to the left the exponent is positive. Also, to the left of the decimal place there can be only one digit.
In this case you have to move the decimal point 6 places to the right. When you move the decimal point to the right the exponent becomes negative. Similarly when you move the decimal point to the left the exponent is positive. Also, to the left of the decimal place there can be only one digit.
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What is the result when 
,
,
is rounded to the nearest thousand and then put in scientific notation?
What is the result when
First, when we round to the nearest thousand we get 5, 679, 000 since we round up when the next digit is greater than 5.
Then, to put it in scientific notation, we arrange the digits so that a decimal point creates a number between 1 and 10. We get 5.679.
Then, we want the exponent of the 10 to be the number of times the decimal needs to move to the right. This is 6 times.
Thus, we get our answer. 
First, when we round to the nearest thousand we get 5, 679, 000 since we round up when the next digit is greater than 5.
Then, to put it in scientific notation, we arrange the digits so that a decimal point creates a number between 1 and 10. We get 5.679.
Then, we want the exponent of the 10 to be the number of times the decimal needs to move to the right. This is 6 times.
Thus, we get our answer.
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What is 
in scientific notation?
What is
In order to write a number in scientific notation, you must shift the number of decimal places to get a number in the ones place.
Since the original number is a decimal, the exponent will need to be negative. This eliminates three answer choices.
In order to get 
into scientific notation with '5' in the ones place, you must shift the decimal over seven places.
Therefore, the final answer in scientific notation is 
.
In order to write a number in scientific notation, you must shift the number of decimal places to get a number in the ones place.
Since the original number is a decimal, the exponent will need to be negative. This eliminates three answer choices.
In order to get
Therefore, the final answer in scientific notation is
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Express 0.00000956 in scientific notation.
Express 0.00000956 in scientific notation.
In scientific notation, we want one digit in the unit's place, followed by a decimal point and subsequent digits.
The exponent of 10 is the number of units the decimal point has been shifted.
For 0.00000956, we want to move the decimal over so that we get the number 9.56 times 10 to some power. To do this, we must move the decimal over 6 places. Since 0.00000956 is obviously smaller than 9.56, that means that our exponent must be negative.
Therefore, our answer is 
.
In scientific notation, we want one digit in the unit's place, followed by a decimal point and subsequent digits.
The exponent of 10 is the number of units the decimal point has been shifted.
For 0.00000956, we want to move the decimal over so that we get the number 9.56 times 10 to some power. To do this, we must move the decimal over 6 places. Since 0.00000956 is obviously smaller than 9.56, that means that our exponent must be negative.
Therefore, our answer is
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Expand the following number that is written here in scientific notation:
Expand the following number that is written here in scientific notation:
To expand our number, we should look at the exponent provided. We see that our exponent raises 
to the power of positive 
. Since the exponent is positive, we know that we need to move our decimal to the right five places. Doing that yields our answer, 
.
To expand our number, we should look at the exponent provided. We see that our exponent raises
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Express 
in scientific notation.
Express
To put a number in scientific notation, we want to have a number with one digit in the units place followed by a decimal point and any subsequent digits. That number is then multiplied by ten raised to a power that matches how many places we moved the decimal point in the original number.
To write this number in scientific notation, we want our expression to be 
. When we move the decimal place to the left in 
to create 
, we move it six places to the left.
Therefore, this number in scientific notation is 
.
To put a number in scientific notation, we want to have a number with one digit in the units place followed by a decimal point and any subsequent digits. That number is then multiplied by ten raised to a power that matches how many places we moved the decimal point in the original number.
To write this number in scientific notation, we want our expression to be
Therefore, this number in scientific notation is
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Which of the following is equivalent to 
?
Which of the following is equivalent to
Which of the following is equivalent to 
?
To solve this problem, all we need to do is move the decimal point.
Because we have a negative exponent (-3), we have to move our decimal point to the left.
Because our exponent is 3, we will move the decimal point 3 to the left:
Making our answer:
Which of the following is equivalent to
To solve this problem, all we need to do is move the decimal point.
Because we have a negative exponent (-3), we have to move our decimal point to the left.
Because our exponent is 3, we will move the decimal point 3 to the left:
Making our answer:
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