document.write( "Question 134537: convert to scientific notation 0.00083 \n" ); document.write( "

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0.00083
\n" ); document.write( "Each time you move the decimal point 1 place to the right, you
\n" ); document.write( "make the number 10 times larger. In order to keep it the same,
\n" ); document.write( "you must multiply by $\"10%5E-1\"$ each time also, because
\n" ); document.write( " $\"10%5E-1+=+1%2F10\"$
\n" ); document.write( "0.00083 x 10 = 0.0083
\n" ); document.write( "0.0083 x 10 = 0.083
\n" ); document.write( "0.083 x 10 = 0.83
\n" ); document.write( "0.83 x 10 = 8.3
\n" ); document.write( "I moved the decimal point 4 times to the right, so now I have to
\n" ); document.write( "multiply by $\"10%5E-4\"$ to keep the number the same
\n" ); document.write( "0.00083 = $\"8.3%2A10%5E-4\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Note that scientific notation always looks like this:
\n" ); document.write( "just 1 digit to the right of the decimal point, so you've got
\n" ); document.write( "to end up with something like n.nnnnn x 10^x \n" ); document.write( "

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