SOLUTION: Please help me. I am trying to find the scientific Notation of 10,453.895 and 0.4584267 Please explain to me how to write these numbers in scientific notation.

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Question 431920: Please help me.
I am trying to find the scientific Notation of
10,453.895
and
0.4584267
Please explain to me how to write these numbers in scientific notation.

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Scientific notation always looks like
a.aaaaa x 10^b
where the a's can be any numbers and
as many after the decimal point as you want.
b can be + or -.
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10,453.895
you can do it in steps if you want
+10453.895+%2A+10%5E0+
+1045.3895+%2A+10%5E1+
+104.53895+%2A+10%5E2+
+10.453895+%2A+10%5E3+
+1.0453895+%2A+10%5E4+ answer
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0.4584267
This time move the decimal point to the right
+.4584267+%2A+10%5E0+
+4.584267+%2A+10%5E%28-1%29+ answer
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Notice that when you make the number bigger
you must make the exponent smaller
and vice-versa