document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=255352>Question 255352</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you write 5580 in scientific notation.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #187618 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><B>drk(1908)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drk><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=187618\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Notice there is no decimal. IF you don't see one, it is all the way to the right. We want a number expressed in the following form:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "where 0 < a < 10 and b is an integer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 1 - move the decimal left 3 jumps to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.580<BR>\n" );
document.write( "step 2 - ask yourself how many jumps and in which direction?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "# jumps = 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "OUr answer is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5.580 x 10^3 </SPAN>\n" );
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