Question

What's .012 in scientific notation?

Answer 1

`0.012=1.2xx10^(-2)`

Explanation:

`0.012` written in scientific notation would be `1.2xx10^(-2)`. `1.2` is called the coefficient and can only have a single digit of 1-9 inclusive in front of the decimal. The exponent on the base 10 is `-2` because if you were to expand this number you would move the decimal back to the left two places.