Scientific Notation and Significant Figures
Scientific Notation
Significant Figures
Decimals
Whole Numbers
multiplication
All numbers but zero
Trailing Zeros
Numbers
Between 1 and 10
Shorten Down Answers
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exponents
base of ten
add exponents
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Zeros between other numbers
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No zeroes before decimal
no negatives, only negative exponents
rules
Moving Decimals
Number of times moved is the exponent power
Negative exponent if moving to smaller number