Number 850095
Scientific
Notation
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What is the scientific notation to 850095? Is it 8.5 x10^4

8.50095 x 10^5

Explanation:The purpose of scientific notation is for scientists to write very large, or very small, numbers with ease.

Calculating scientific notation for a positive integer is simple, as it always follows this notation:

a x 10b

Follow the steps below to see how 850,095 is written in scientific notation.

Step 1

To find a, take the number and move a decimal place to the right one position.

Original Number: 850,095

New Number: 8.50095

Step 2

Now, to find b, count how many places to the right of the decimal.

New Number:8.50095

Decimal Count:  12345

There are 5 places to the right of the decimal place.

Step 3

Building upon what we know above, we can now reconstruct the number into scientific notation.

Remember, the notation is: a x 10b

a = 8.50095

b = 5

Now the whole thing:

8.50095 x 105

Step 4

Check your work:

105 = 100,000 x 8.50095 = 850,095

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