Question

How do you convert 0.005038 into scientific notation?

Answer 1

The answer is `5.038xx10^(-3)`.

Explanation:

Move the decimal to the right three places until it is to the right of the `5`. This will give you a coefficient of `5.038`, in which the number in front of the decimal is a non-zero integer from `1` to `9` inclusive. Then multiply the coefficient times `10^(-3)`. The exponent is negative because the decimal was moved to the right, and its magnitude is three because the decimal was moved three places.