Q: How is the number 44,203,029 written in Scientific Notation?
A: 4.4203029 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 44,203,029 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: | 4 | . | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 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 = 4.4203029
b = 7
Now the whole thing:
4.4203029 x 107
Check your work:
107 = 10,000,000 x 4.4203029 = 44,203,029
| 44,203,027 | 44,203,028 | 44,203,030 | 44,203,031 |
| 4.4203027 x 107 | 4.4203028 x 107 | 4.420303 x 107 | 4.4203031 x 107 |