Q: How is the number 69,166,271 written in Scientific Notation?
A: 6.9166271 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 69,166,271 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 | . | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
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 = 6.9166271
b = 7
Now the whole thing:
6.9166271 x 107
Check your work:
107 = 10,000,000 x 6.9166271 = 69,166,271
69,166,269 | 69,166,270 | 69,166,272 | 69,166,273 |
6.9166269 x 107 | 6.916627 x 107 | 6.9166272 x 107 | 6.9166273 x 107 |