document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=45327>Question 45327</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hello,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I want to make sure I did this right- I have to round 0.08974 to the nearest hundreth and express my answer in scientific notation.  Would the number rounded be 0.010?  How do I write the answer in scientific notation- I don't really understand that form.  Thank you and have a good day.  S </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #30064 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><B>tutorcecilia(2152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tutorcecilia><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=tutorcecilia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=30064\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The 8 is in the 100th place.  The number to the right of 8 is 9.  Since 9 is greater than 5, the 8 is rounded up.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.08974 rounds up to 0.09<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Move the decimal point 2 places to the right to make the decimal a whole number and the exponent becomes negative.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.09 = 9.0 x 10^-2 </SPAN>\n" );
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