document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=211632>Question 211632</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the scientific notation for 8910? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #159906 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gypsy1274><B>gypsy1274(9)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gypsy1274><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=159906\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 8910 = 8.91 x <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%5E3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%5E3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You didn't say to round so I kept all the numbers.  The exponent is the number of places that the decimal point was moved.  If you notice, I moved the decimal 3 places to the left.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The direction you are moving the decimal determines the sign of the exponent.  If the exponent is negative, the number is very small.  (Ex. 0.000000012 would be 1.2 x <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10%5E-8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10%5E-8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  If the exponent is positive, then the number is large as in the case of your example. </SPAN>\n" );
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