document.write( "Question 22047: Explain how scientific notation is used to write the following numbers in shorthand: \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #10646 by venugopalramana(3286)\"\" \"About 
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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
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