Question

How do you write `761.8 times 10^( -8)` in scientific notation?

Answer 1

See the solution process below:

Explanation:

To write this expression in scientific notation we need to move the decimal point 2 places to the left so we need to add `2` to the exponent for the 10s term:

`761.8 xx 10^-8 = 7.618 xx 10^-6`