Scientific Notation

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Makes it easy to multiply, divide, add and substract very large and very small numbers.

25,300,000,000,000 miles

0.000 000 0203 seconds

Makes it easy to operate with very big numbers.

Move it until there is only one digit in the left side of the decimal point.

Multiply the new number by 10 powerded to the amount of times you moved the decimal point.

When you move the decimal point to the left it's a positive exponent and if you move it to the right it's a negative exponent.

2.53x10°13

2.03x10°8

1.54x10°8= 154,000,000

-5.13x10°6= -5,130,000

0.00942= -9.42x10°-3

-0.0949= -9.49x10°-2

0.0763= -7.63x 10°-2

9110= 9.11x10°3

-4.66x10°4= -46,600

9.01x10°3= 9,010

-9.9x10°-3= -0.0099

-0.598= 5.98x10°-4

3.31x10°-1= 0.331

-8.31= -8.31x10°0

-000818= -8.18x10°-3

1.73x10°3= 1730

137000= -1.37x10°5