SOLUTION: Mary expressed 3,200 in scintific notation as 0.32 x 10 exponent4. Explain why her dad told her it was incorrect?

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Question 19531: Mary expressed 3,200 in scintific notation as 0.32 x 10 exponent4. Explain why her dad told her it was incorrect?

Answer by SuperGirl98734(12)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
because when you put something in scientific notation the number you mulitply by 10 must be greater thanor equal to 1 and less than or equal to 10.
i hope this helped you :)

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