Q: How is the number 835,134,852 written in Scientific Notation?
A: 8.35134852 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 835,134,852 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: | 8 | . | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 |
| 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 = 8.35134852
b = 8
Now the whole thing:
8.35134852 x 108
Check your work:
108 = 100,000,000 x 8.35134852 = 835,134,852
| 835,134,850 | 835,134,851 | 835,134,853 | 835,134,854 |
| 8.3513485 x 108 | 8.35134851 x 108 | 8.35134853 x 108 | 8.35134854 x 108 |