NEW 2024 Scientific Notation (standard to scientific)

There are a total of 463,100 books in a library. What is the value of the exponent when this number is written in scientific notation? ​ (a)  

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The distance from the earth to the sun is 92,692,000 miles. What is the value of the exponent when this number is written in scientific notation? ​ (a)  

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It is 1,831 miles from Kerrville to New York City. What is the value of the exponent when this number is written in scientific notation? ​ (a)  

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The density of oxygen is 0.001429 grams per cubic centimeter. What is the value of the exponent when this number is written in scientific notation? ​ (a)  

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The mass of a textbook is approximately 0.00165 metric ton. What is the value of the exponent when this number is written in scientific notation? ​ (a)  

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Jamie used a microscope to measure the diameter of a hair and found that the diameter was 0.000072 meter. What is the value of the exponent when this number is written in scientific notation? ​ (a)  

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The population of earth is about 7,100,000,000. What is the answer that best represents this in scientific notation?

The number of stars in the milky way is about 200,000,000,000. What is the answer that best represents this in scientific notation?

In 1980, major airlines flew 5,400,000 flights. What is the answer that best represents this in scientific notation?

To measure long distances in space, astronomers use a unit called a light year. A light year is approximately 5,880,000,000,000 miles long. What is the answer that best represents this in scientific notation?