Solve Operations in Scientific Notation

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What is scientific notation?

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A way of expressing numbers as a product of a number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10.

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How do you multiply numbers in scientific notation?

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Multiply the coefficients and add the exponents.

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How do you divide numbers in scientific notation?

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Divide the coefficients and subtract the exponents.

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What is the correct format for scientific notation?

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A number in the form a x 10^n, where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n is an integer.

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Convert 0.00034 to scientific notation.

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3.4 x 10^-4.

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What is the result of (2 x 10^3) * (3 x 10^2)?

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6 x 10^5.

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What is the result of (5 x 10^4) / (2 x 10^2)?

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2.5 x 10^2.

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Which of the following is NOT in scientific notation: 1.5 x 10^3, 0.5 x 10^4, 15 x 10^2, 2.5 x 10^1?

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15 x 10^2.

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What is the result of (4 x 10^6) / (2 x 10^3)?

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2 x 10^3.

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Multiply: (6.0 x 10^2)(2.0 x 10^3).

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12 x 10^5 or 1.2 x 10^6.