SOLUTION: write in scientific notation: .002556

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Question 261396: write in scientific notation: .002556
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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Scientific notation is always in the form
6.8273+%2A+10%5E%28-14%29 (you can substitute any numbers you like)
Notice there is only 1 digit to the left of the decimal point.
The exponent can be positive or negative
I'll convert your number in steps
.002556+=+.02556+%2A+10%5E%28-1%29
.02556+%2A+10%5E%28-1%29+=+.2556+%2A+10%5E%28-2%29
.2556+%2A+10%5E%28-2%29+=+2.556+%2A+10%5E%28-3%29 answer
This is the same as 2.556%2F1000 and
2.556%2F1000+=+.002556