document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1125367>Question 1125367</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How can we change 166.608 into standard form?  (Plz show working) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #741706 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=741706\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> depending on where you're from, this can already be in standard form or not.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in america, this would already be in standard form.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in britain, standard form is the same as scientific notation would be in america.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore 166.608 would be equal to 1.66608 * 10^2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's a reference that discusses standard form or a number as standard form of an equation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "here's a reference that discusses converting from standard form to scientific notation.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in your problem, you would do the following.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the number is 166.608.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you want to move the decimal point 2 places to the left.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that is equivalent to dividing the number by 100.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in order to keep the overall value the same, you would then have to multiply that result by 100.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in other words:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "166.608 is the same value as 1.66608 * 100.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "since 100 is equivalent to 10^2, then the same value of 166.608 is equal to 1.66608 * 10^2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.66608 is the scientific notation for 166.608.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "with scientific notation, the decimal point is always one position to the right of the most significant digit of the number.\r<BR>\n" );
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