How do you simplify $5 (7 \times 10^{- 2})$ $5(7times10^-2)$ in scientific notation?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-11T15:38:11

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We can rewrite this as:

$(5 \times 7) \times 10^{- 2} = 35 \times 10^{- 2}$ $(5 xx 7) xx 10^-2 = 35 xx 10^-2$ or $3.5 \times 10^{- 1}$ $3.5 xx 10^-1$

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