SOLUTION: scientific notation of 20,000+3,400,000

Question 766742: scientific notation of 20,000+3,400,000
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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3400000
0020000
____________
3420000

You want to MOVE the (implied) decimal point to the left until its placement indicates a number greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10; and then indicate the power of ten which would reverse that decimal placement.

3.42______ happens if you move decimal point 6 places.
This means your power of ten must be .

Your number converted to scientific notation is .
Please ignore the dots around the x; rendering was not working and so they were necessary for the expression to appear.
That does show the use of "x" as a multiplication symbol.
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