Question

The distance between the sun and Saturn is approximately 887,000,000 miles, how do you write it in scientific notation?

Answer 1

`8.87 xx 10^8` miles

Explanation:

To express a number that is greater than `10` in scientific notation, count the number of times that you have to divide it by `10` until it is less than `10`. That count gives you the exponent. Dividing by `10` is the same as shifting one digit to the right.