Question #fb949

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Sep 17, 2015

6.3 * 10^2 = 630

Explanation:

Numbers expressed in scientific notation follow the general form

color(blue)(a * 10^b)" ", where

a - the mantissa, which represens the significant digits of the number;
b - the exponent of the base;

In your case, the mantissa is equal to 6.3 and the exponent of the base is equal to 2.

To convert this number from scientific notation to standard notation you need to move the decimal point to the right because you're dealing with a positive exponent.

As you move the decimal point to the right, you decrease the exponent by 1 for every position the decimal dot changes. You do this until the exponent is equal to zero.

This means that you would get

6.3 * 10^(2) -> 63 * 10^1 -> 630 * 1 = 630

The standard notation for 6.3 * 10^2 is 630. Keep in mind that you need to have the same number of sig figs for both numbers.