What is 33,400 in a scientific notation?

1 Answer
Jun 24, 2016

3.34xx10^4

Explanation:

Removing all insignificant digits from 33400 is necessary, get rid of the two zeros.

334 is the new number, three color(red)hcolor(red)ucolor(red)ncolor(red)dcolor(red)rcolor(red)ecolor(red)dcolor(red) thirty-four.

divide 334 by 100

334/100=3.34

3.34 is the correct number for scientific notation.

remember there were color(blue)4 numbers that followed color(red)3 in color(red)33400, we use color(blue)4 as the exponent of 10 when finalizing 33400 in scientific notation.

3.34xx10^color(blue)4= 33400