document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=32407>Question 32407</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do I multiply and rewrite this in Scientific Notation?  8 x 10 to the 3rd power  2 x 10 to the 8th power.   </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #18888 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cintchr><B>Cintchr(481)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Cintchr><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=18888\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%288+%2A+10%5E3%29%282%2A10%5E8%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%288+%2A+10%5E3%29%282%2A10%5E8%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "when multiplying, add the exponents, multiply the constants<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We DO NOT like numbers with more than one digit in front of the decimal when working with scientific notation, so by moving the understood decimal one place to the left, we have basically multiplied by ten, and the exponent goes up by one.<BR>\n" );
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