Q: How is the number 60,376,879 written in Scientific Notation?
A: 6.0376879 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 60,376,879 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: | 6 | . | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 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 = 6.0376879
b = 7
Now the whole thing:
6.0376879 x 107
Check your work:
107 = 10,000,000 x 6.0376879 = 60,376,879
| 60,376,877 | 60,376,878 | 60,376,880 | 60,376,881 |
| 6.0376877 x 107 | 6.0376878 x 107 | 6.037688 x 107 | 6.0376881 x 107 |