SOLUTION: Explain how scientific notation is used to write the following numbers in shorthand: 7,480,000,000

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Question 22047: Explain how scientific notation is used to write the following numbers in shorthand:
7,480,000,000

Answer by venugopalramana(3286)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
7480000000......THIS WITH SO MANY ZEROES IS NOT CONVENIENT TO WRITE OR READ.SO IN SCIENTIFICATION IT IS WRITTEN AS A UNIT QUANTITY WITH DECIMAL AND EXPONENT..THAT IS WE WRITE
7480000000=7.48*10^9...AGAIN FOR CONVENIENCE WE WRITE 10^9 AS E 9
SO WE GET
7480000000=7.48 E 9

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