SCIENTIFIC

NOTATION
 OBJECTIVE
 Convert numbers from
standard form to scientific
notation and from scientific
notation to standard form.
250, 000, 000, 000, 000

2.5 x 10 14
What is scientific
notation?
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
Scientific notation is a way to write
numbers in an abbreviated way, making it
easier to work with numbers.

Itis developed in order to easily represent

numbers that are either very large or very
small.
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION
Every number in the scientific notation must be
in the form of 

a x 10 n
How to convert numbers from standard form to scientific notation?

1. To convert a number into scientific notation, first we have to

identify where the decimal point and non zero digit come. 

2.3018 x 10 3
2.3 x 10 -5
Convert the following numbers to
scientific notation.

3, 430, 000
Answer

3.43 x 106
0.0053
Answer

5.3 x 10 -3
Scientific Notation to Standard Form
Convert the following numbers from
scientific notation to standard form.

2.2x10 -6
Answer

0.0000022
7.2x10 -1
Answer

0.72
1.0x10 9
Answer

1 000 000 000

What is Scientific Notation?
What is the importance of
converting numbers into
Scientific Notation?