Q: How is the number 336,302,326 written in Scientific Notation?
A: 3.36302326 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 336,302,326 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: | 3 | . | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
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 = 3.36302326
b = 8
Now the whole thing:
3.36302326 x 108
Check your work:
108 = 100,000,000 x 3.36302326 = 336,302,326
336,302,324 | 336,302,325 | 336,302,327 | 336,302,328 |
3.36302324 x 108 | 3.36302325 x 108 | 3.36302327 x 108 | 3.36302328 x 108 |