document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=843539>Question 843539</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> scientific notation how would I work out this problem step by step 58,740<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #508168 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=508168\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Scientific notation you need the number to be greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10 and a power of 10.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So in this case your number is 5.8740.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the exponent of the power of 10 is the number of places you moved the decimal point to get from 58740 to get to 5.8740, in your case 4. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So then<BR>\n" );
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