Math - Scientific Notation
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Math - Scientific Notation

by Emone Vinson
(Houston, Tx)

Matthew works with machines that measure the weights and widths of very small objects. He weighed a piece of sand that was 0.0000031 grand. What is this number in scientific notation?

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Scientific Notation (normalized)
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by Emone Vinson
(Houston, Tx)

Matthew works with machines that measure the weights and widths of very small objects. He weighed a piece of sand that was 0.0000031 grand. What is this number in scientific notation?


Answer:

I’m not sure what the “grand” unit is.

The number 0.0000031 written in normalized scientific notation is: 3.1 x 10⁻⁶


Thanks for writing.


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