How do you convert 0.005038 into scientific notation?

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Meave60
Jul 16, 2015

The answer is 5.038×10−3.

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.

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