document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=264829>Question 264829</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi - I need to solve the following problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Convert to a decimal notation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8.91*10^7 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #194907 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=194907\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> equation is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8.91 * 10^7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you multiply by 10^0 you do not move the decimal point.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8.91 * 10^0 = 8.91 * 1 = 8.91\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you multiply by 10^1 you move the decimal point to the right 1 place.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8.91 * 10^1 = 8.91 * 10 = 89.1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you multiply by 10^2 you move the decimal point to the right 2 places.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8.91 * 10^2 = 8.91 * 100 = 891.0\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "extrapolate from this to find that when you multiply by 10^7 you are moving the decimal point to the right 7 places.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8.91 * 10^7 is therefore equal to 89100000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you move the decimal point 2 places to the right to get 891.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you then add 5 more 0's to move to the right 5 more places to get 89100000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the total movement of the decimal places was 7 places to the right.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's equivalent to 89,100,000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "use your calculator to confirm.\r<BR>\n" );
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