Q: How is the number 38,418,482 written in Scientific Notation?
A: 3.8418482 x 107
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 38,418,482 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 | . | 8 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
Decimal Count: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
There are 7 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 = 3.8418482
b = 7
Now the whole thing:
3.8418482 x 107
Check your work:
107 = 10,000,000 x 3.8418482 = 38,418,482
38,418,480 | 38,418,481 | 38,418,483 | 38,418,484 |
3.841848 x 107 | 3.8418481 x 107 | 3.8418483 x 107 | 3.8418484 x 107 |