SOLUTION: write the following in scientific notation 0.000487

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Question 848132: write the following in scientific notation 0.000487
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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In scientific notation, a number always
looks like:
a.aaaa * 10^b
where the a's can be any digits and the b
can be any digit, positive or negative.
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For instance,
+-1004.5303+=+-1.0045303+%2A+10%5E3+
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+.000487+
Each time you move the decimal point
to the right, you have to multiply by +10%5E%28-1%29+
+.00487+%2A+10%5E%28-1%29+
+.0478+%2A+10+%5E%28-2%29+
+.478+%2A+10%5E%28-3%29+
+4.78+%2A+10%5E%28-4%29+
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All of the above are equivalent, but only the
last one is in scientific notation
Hope this helps