How to convert decimal numbers into scientific notation
How to convert decimals to scientific notation
All SAT Math Resources
16 Diagnostic Tests 660 Practice Tests Question of the Day Flashcards Learn by Concept
← Previous 1 2 3 Next →
SAT Math Help » Arithmetic » Decimals » Other Decimals » How to convert decimals to scientific notation
Write in scientific notation.
Possible Answers:
Correct answer:
Explanation:
We want to move the decimal point to the place just after the first non-zero number, in this case 6, and then drop all of the non-significant zeros. We need to move the decimal point five spaces to the right, so our exponent should be negative. If the decimal had moved left, we would have had a positive exponent.
In this case we get 6. 009 * 10–5.
Report an Error
is equal to which of the following?
Possible Answers:
Correct answer:
Explanation:
We need to convert into a number of the form .
The trick is, however, figuring out what should be. When you have to move your decimal point to the right, you need to make the decimal negative. (Note, though, when you multiply by a negative decimal, you move to the left. We are thinking in "reverse" because we are converting.)
Therefore, for our value, . So, our value is:
Report an Error
is equal to which of the following?
Possible Answers:
Correct answer:
Explanation:
The easiest way to do this is to convert each of your answer choices into scientific notion and compare it to .
For each of the answer choices, this would give us:
(Which is, thus, the answer.)
When you convert, you add for each place that you move to the left and subtract for each place you move to the right. (Note that this is opposite of what you do when you multiply out the answer. We are thinking in "reverse" because we are converting.)
Report an Error
Convert the decimal into scientific notation:
Possible Answers:
Correct answer:
Explanation:
To convert a decimal into scientific notation, move the decimal point until you get to the left of the first non-zero integer. The number of places the decimal point moves is the power of the exponent, because each movement represents a "power of 10". The exponent will be positive if the original number is greater than zero, and negative if the original number is less than zero.
For this example, move the decimal point four places to the right. Since the number is less than zero, the exponent is negative:
Report an Error
Convert the decimal into scientific notation:
Possible Answers:
Correct answer:
Explanation:
To convert a decimal into scientific notation, move the decimal point until you get to the left of the first non-zero integer. The number of places the decimal point moves is the power of the exponent, because each movement represents a "power of 10". The exponent will be positive if the original number is greater than zero, and negative if the original number is less than zero.
For this example, move the decimal point two places to the right. Since the number is less than zero, the exponent is negative:
Report an Error
Convert the decimal into scientific notation:
Possible Answers:
Correct answer:
Explanation:
To convert a decimal into scientific notation, move the decimal point until you get to the left of the first non-zero integer.
The number of places the decimal point moves is the power of the exponent, because each movement represents a "power of 10". The exponent will be positive if the original number is greater than zero, and negative if the original number is less than zero.
For this example, move the decimal point two places to the right. Since the number is less than zero, the exponent is negative:
Report an Error
Convert the decimal into scientific notation:
Possible Answers:
Correct answer:
Explanation:
To convert a decimal into scientific notation, move the decimal point until you get to the left of the first non-zero integer. The number of places the decimal point moves is the power of the exponent, because each movement represents a "power of 10". The exponent will be positive if the original number is greater than zero, and negative if the original number is less than zero.
For this example, move the decimal point four places to the right. Since the number is less than zero, the exponent is negative:
Report an Error
Convert the decimal into scientific notation:
Possible Answers:
Correct answer:
Explanation:
To convert a decimal into scientific notation, move the decimal point until you get to the left of the first non-zero integer. The number of places the decimal point moves is the power of the exponent, because each movement represents a "power of 10". The exponent will be positive if the original number is greater than zero, and negative if the original number is less than zero.
For this example, move the decimal point seven places to the right. Since the number is less than zero, the exponent is negative:
Report an Error
Convert the decimal into scientific notation:
Possible Answers:
Correct answer:
Explanation:
To convert a decimal into scientific notation, move the decimal point until you get to the left of the first non-zero integer.
The number of places the decimal point moves is the power of the exponent, because each movement represents a "power of 10". The exponent will be positive if the original number is greater than zero, and negative if the original number is less than zero.
For this example, move the decimal point nine places to the right. Since the number is less than zero, the exponent is negative:
Report an Error
Convert the decimal into scientific notation:
Possible Answers:
Correct answer:
Explanation:
To convert a decimal into scientific notation, move the decimal point until you get to the left of the first non-zero integer. The number of places the decimal point moves is the power of the exponent, because each movement represents a "power of 10". The exponent will be positive if the original number is greater than zero, and negative if the original number is less than zero.
For this example, move the decimal point five places to the right. Since the number is less than zero, the exponent is negative:
Report an Error
← Previous 1 2 3 Next →
Copyright Notice
All SAT Math Resources
16 Diagnostic Tests 660 Practice Tests Question of the Day Flashcards Learn by Concept
Scientific Notation Converter
Basic Calculator
Scientific Notation Converter
enter a number or scientific notation
Operand 1
Answer:
= 3.
456 × 1011
scientific notation
= 3.456e11
scientific e notation
= 345.6 × 109
engineering notation
billion; prefix giga- (G)
= 3.456 × 1011
standard form
11
Order of Magnitude
for scientific and standard forms
= 345600000000
(real number)
= three hundred forty-five billion six hundred million
word form
Share this Answer Link: help
Paste this link in email, text or social media.
Get a Widget for this Calculator
© Calculator Soup
Share this Calculator & Page
Calculator Use
Convert a number to and from scientific notation, e notation, engineering notation, standard form, and real numbers. Enter a number or a decimal number or scientific notation and the calculator converts to scientific notation, e notation, engineering notation, standard form and word form formats.
b where a is a number or decimal number such that the absolute value of a is greater than or equal to one and less than ten or, 1 ≤ |a| < 10. b is the power of 10 required so that the scientific notation is mathematically equivalent to the original number.
- Move the decimal point in your number until there is only one non-zero digit to the left of the decimal point. The resulting decimal number is a.
- Count how many places you moved the decimal point. This number is b.
- If you moved the decimal to the left b is positive.
If you moved the decimal to the right b is negative.
If you did not need to move the decimal b = 0. - Write your scientific notation number as a x 10^b and read it as "a times 10 to the power of b.
-4 = 3.456 x .0001 = 0.0003456Additional Resources
See the Scientific Notation Calculator to add, subtract, multiply and divide numbers in scientific notation or E notation.
To round significant figures use the Significant Figures Calculator.
To see how standard form is similar to scientific notation visit Standard Form Calculator.
If you need a scientific calculator see our resources on scientific calculators.
Follow CalculatorSoup:
Show numbers in exponential notation
Excel for Microsoft 365 Excel 2021 Excel 2019 Excel 2016 Excel 2013 Excel 2010 Excel 2007 More...Less
Exponential format displays the number in exponential form, replacing part of the number with E+ n , in which E (the exponent) multiplies the previous number by 10 to the nth point.
For example, in scientific format, 12345678901 12345678901 displays 1.23E+10, i.e. from 1.23 to the 10th energy. To apply scientific formatting to a number, follow the steps here.
-
Select the cells to be formatted. For more information, see Select cells, ranges, rows, and columns on a site.
Tip: To deselect cells, click any cell on the sheet.
-
On tab Home press the small button Additional next to the button Number.
-
In the list Category , select scientific .
-
Use the small arrows to indicate the decimal decimal places you want to display.
Tip: The number that is in the active cell of the selection on this site appears in the Sample field so that you can view the selected formatting options.
Also, please note:
-
To quickly format a number in scientific notation, select in the Number Format field (tab Home, group Number). Two decimal places are ordered by default for scientific notation.
-
The format does not affect the actual value in the cell that Excel uses in calculations.
The actual value can be seen in the formula bar. -
The maximum number precision limit is 15 digits, so the actual value shown in the formula bar may vary for large numbers (greater than 15 digits).
-
To reset the number format, in the Number format field, select General (tab Home, group Number). Cells formatted using General, format do not have a specific number format. However, in the format General , exponential notation is used for large numbers (12 or more digits). To remove exponential notation from large numbers, you can apply a different number format, such as Number.
Exponential notation calculator
0 AC +/- ÷ 7 8 9 × 4 5 6 - 1 2 3 + 0 00 , = The exponential notation calculator will convert a number or expression into scientific notation and can also convert a number from exponential notation to ordinary and decimal fractions.
To translate an expression into exponential notation, use the rules for entering numbers and expressions; to convert a number from exponential notation, enter numbers such as 2.3e+5, 5.8e-123, etc.
Representing the bit depth of the result No separationSpaceCommaApostrophePoint
Number of decimal places in scientific notation 123456781213141516171819202122232425
Please describe the error you encountered.
Confirm that you are not a robot
What is exponential notation
Very large and very small numbers are more conveniently expressed in exponential notation. Exponential notation is the representation of real numbers in the form of mantissa and exponent. On a computer, such an entry can be represented as MEp, where
M is the mantissa
E is a letter meaning 10 n
p is an exponent (it can be either positive or )
Examples
14E+6 = 14 ∙ 10 6 = 14 ∙ 1000000 = 140000
16E-4 = 16
3.
96e+3 = 3.96 ∙ 10 3 = 3.96 ∙ 1000 = 3960 17.356e-4 = 17.356 ∙ 10 -4 = 17.356 ∙ 0.0001 = 0.0017356
0.23e+5 = 0.23 ∙ 10 5 = 0.23 ∙ 100000 = 23000
Pow (32, 7) = 32 7 = 3.43597384E+010
SQRT (√19344402 = 1.3
= 1.39081ED 3/5, 43.6) = 43.6√(3/5) = 9.88352183E-1 (1/2)-Sqrt(3.5)*206 = -3.848E+2
Sin(167, deg) = Sin( 167°) = 2.24951054E-1
You may also find the following services useful 3 adjacent angles Calculator calculators of number systems Calculator of numbers from Arabic and from Roman to Arabic Calculation calculator multiplication and division of binary numbersNumber systems theory N 2 | Binary number system N 3 | Ternary N 4 | Quaternary number system N 5 | Fivefold number system N 6 | Hexadecimal number system N 7 | Septenary N 8 | Octal N 9 | Decimal number system N 11 | Eleven numeral system N 12 | Duodecimal N 13 | Thirteen number system N 14 | Quaternary number system N 15 | Pentadecimal N 16 | Hexadecimal number system N 17 | Hexadecimal number system N 18 | Octal N 19 | Nineteen Decimal N 20 | Base 20 N 21 | 21 number system N 22 | 22 number system N 23 | Twenty-three number system N 24 | 24 number system N 25 | 25 number system N 26 | Twenty six number system N 27 | 20093 N 28 | Twenty-Eight Number System N 29 | 29 number system N 30 | Tricimal number system N 31 | Thirty-one number system N 32 | Thirty-two number system N 33 | Thirty-three number system N 34 | Thirty-four number system Calculator for finding the inverse matrix The length of the segment. 
Online calculator of distance between points online calculator of the coordinates of the vector at two points Calculator of the module (length) of the vector Coal Coosnet Copalis Calculator Calculator. between vectors Time calculator Time calculator Newton's second law. Force, mass and acceleration calculator. Law of gravity. Calculator for calculating the force of attraction, mass and distance. Body momentum. Impulse, mass and velocity calculator Force impulse. Calculator for calculating momentum, force and time of action of force. 93 Calculator for the location of the point electric charge Q Calculator of the force F acting on the charge Q Calculation of distance R from charge q 9009 potential φ of the electrostatic field Calculator for calculating the electrical capacity C of a conductor and a sphere capacitors
Calculator calculator with flat, cylindrical and spherical capacitors Calculation of the voltage of the Electric Field of the flat, cylindrical and spherical capacitors Calc cylindrical and spherical capacitors Calculator for calculating the distance d between plates in a flat capacitor Calculator for calculating the area of the plate (plate) S in a flat capacitor Calculator for calculating the energy W of a charged capacitor Calculator for calculating the energy W of a charged capacitor. 
-
