document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=307405>Question 307405</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you convert 370,000,000,000 to 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 #219915 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><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=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=219915\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In scientific notation, the decimal point is to the right of the first non-zero digit.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Move the decimal point to the left between the 3 and 7.  Count the number of places moved, and make that the exponent.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "370000000000 = 3.7*10^11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 3.7E11 is more convenient, and is commonly used.<BR>\n" );
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