How do you write 833,000 in scientific notation?

1 Answer
May 14, 2018

8.33×105

Explanation:

You write a decimal containing the significant digits before the trailing zeroes.

833,0008.33000

Then you multiply by a power of 10. Since 833,000 is shifted 5 decimal places to the left to arrive at 8.33000, we multiply by 105.

Hence, 8.33×105 (we don't write the trailing zeroes).