SOLUTION: write the following in scientific notation 0.000487

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Question 848132: write the following in scientific notation 0.000487
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In scientific notation, a number always
looks like:
a.aaaa * 10^b
where the a's can be any digits and the b
can be any digit, positive or negative.
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For instance,

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Each time you move the decimal point
to the right, you have to multiply by




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All of the above are equivalent, but only the
last one is in scientific notation
Hope this helps


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