SOLUTION: The Queen Mary is a large cruise ship that has 8,12,700 cubic feet of cargo space. Express this nunmber in scientific notation.

Question 65890: The Queen Mary is a large cruise ship that has 8,12,700 cubic feet of cargo space. Express this nunmber in scientific notation.
Found 2 solutions by Nate, uma:
Answer by Nate(3500) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
812,700 ft^3
8.127 x 10^5
Move 5 digit places to the left makes it positive (right would make it negative.)
Answer by uma(370) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In scientific notation,
812700 = 8.127 x 10^5

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