Q: How is the number 254,012,043 written in Scientific Notation?
A: 2.54012043 x 108
The purpose of scientific notation is for scientists to write very large, or very small, numbers with ease.
Calculating scientific notation for a positive integer is simple, as it always follows this notation:
a x 10b
Follow the steps below to see how 254,012,043 is written in scientific notation.
To find a, take the number and move a decimal place to the right one position.
Now, to find b, count how many places to the right of the decimal.
New Number: | 2 | . | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
Decimal Count: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
There are 8 places to the right of the decimal place.
Building upon what we know above, we can now reconstruct the number into scientific notation.
Remember, the notation is: a x 10b
a = 2.54012043
b = 8
Now the whole thing:
2.54012043 x 108
Check your work:
108 = 100,000,000 x 2.54012043 = 254,012,043
254,012,041 | 254,012,042 | 254,012,044 | 254,012,045 |
2.54012041 x 108 | 2.54012042 x 108 | 2.54012044 x 108 | 2.54012045 x 108 |