Question

How do you convert 294117647.1 into scientific notation?

Answer 1

`294117647.1 = 2.941176471 xx 10^8`
`color(white)("XXXX")`(standard notation = scientific notation)

Explanation:

Scientific notation is written in the form:
`color(white)("XXXX")` mantissa `xx 10^"exponent"`
where the mantissa is written as
`color(white)("XXXX")`a single non-zero digit (unless the entire value is zero)
`color(white)("XXXX")`followed by a decimal point
`color(white)("XXXX")`followed by the remaining digits
and
the exponent is
`color(white)("XXXX")`the number of places to the right the decimal point needs to be moved to convert the mantissa into standard form.