Scientific Notation

Warm Up
 Write each number in standard notation.
1. 2.54 x 102
2. 6.7 x 102
3. 1.14 x 103

 Write each number in scientific notation.

4. 75,000,000
5. 208
6. 907,100
Positive Exponents
 101 = 10
 102 = 10X10= 100
 103 = 10X10X10 = 1000
 104 = 10X10X10X10 = 10,000
Negative Exponents
 10-1 = 1/10 = 0.1
 10-2 = 1/100 = 0.01
 10-3 = 1/1000 = 0.001
 10-4 = 1/10000 = 0.0001
Scientific Notation
 We use the idea of exponents to make it easier to
work with large and small numbers.

 10,000 = 1 X 104

 250,000 = 2.5 X 105

 Count places to the left until there is one number to

the left of the decimal point.

 230,000 = ?

 35,000 = ?
Scientific Notation Continued
 0.00006 = 6 X 10-5

 0.00045 = 4.5 X 10-4

 Count places to the right until there is one

number to the left of the decimal point

 0.003 = ?

 0.0000025 = ?
Multiplying with Scientific Notation
 Add the Exponents

 102 X 103 = 105

 100 X 1000 = 100,000

Multiplying with Scientific Notation
(2.3 X 102)(3.3 X 103)

 230 X 3300

 Multiply the Coefficients

 2.3 X 3.3 = 7.59

 Add the Exponents

 102 X 103 = 105

 7.59 X 105

 759,000
Multiplying with Scientific Notation
 (4.6 X 104) X (5.5 X 103) = ?

 (3.1 X 103) X (4.2 X 105) = ?

Dividing with Scientific Notation
 Subtract the Exponents

 104/103 = 101

 10000X 1000 = 10
Dividing with Scientific Notation
 (3.3 X 104)/ (2.3 X 102)

 33000 / 230 = 143.4783

 Divide the Coefficients

 3.3/ 2.3 = 1.434783

 Subtract the Exponents

 104 / 102 = 102

 1.4347823 X 102

 143.4783
Dividing with Scientific Notation
 (4.6 X 104) / (5.5 X 103) = ?

 (3.1 X 103) / (4.2 X 105) = ?