document.write( "Question 9422: My question is on standard form. What is 6 x 0.1 + 5 x 0.001 + 7 x 0.0001 written in standard form. I don't get it. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #5141 by DWL(56)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Standard form is scientific notation, using the base of 10.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so your problem is (6 *.1) + (5 *.001) + (7 * .0001) = .6057\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "We rewrite it in Standard form as \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Which means we moved the decimal 4 places to the right.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "we could also have written it \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Which means we only moves the decimal 1 place to the right. \n" ); document.write( " |