Scientific Notations

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What is scientific notation?

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A method of expressing numbers as a product of a coefficient and a power of 10, e.g., a x 10^n.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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How do you convert a number to scientific notation?

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Move the decimal point in the number until only one non-zero digit remains to the left, then count the number of places moved to determine the exponent.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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What is the standard form of 4.3756 x 10^4?

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43,756

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If the exponent in scientific notation is positive, what does it indicate about the original number?

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The original number is a really big number.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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How do you write 564,000,000 in scientific notation?

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5.64 x 10^8

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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What is the scientific notation for 0.00000707?

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7.07 x 10^-6

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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Which is smaller: 8.7 x 10^3 or 9 x 10^2?

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9 x 10^2 is smaller.

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CCSS.8.EE.A.4

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What does a negative exponent in scientific notation indicate?

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It indicates that the original number is a small number (less than 1).

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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Convert 0.0001 to scientific notation.

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1 x 10^-4

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3

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What is the scientific notation for 1,000,000?

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1 x 10^6

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CCSS.8.EE.A.3