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Questionsclentific notation. 9,600,000,000=9,600,000,000=

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STEP 1

What is this asking? We need to rewrite the large number 9,600,000,000 in scientific notation. Watch out! Remember, scientific notation has a specific format!
It's a number between 1 and 10 multiplied by a power of 10.

STEP 2

1. Move the Decimal
2. Determine the Exponent
3. Write in Scientific Notation

STEP 3

Let's **move the decimal point** to the **left** until we get a number between 1 and 10.
Our **starting number** is 9,600,000,0009,600,000,000.

STEP 4

Moving the decimal point **one place** to the left gives us 960,000,000.0960,000,000.0.
Still too big!

STEP 5

Keep going!
Moving it **nine** places to the left gives us 9.69.6.
Perfect! This is between 1 and 10.

STEP 6

Now, let's figure out the **exponent** for our 10.
Since we moved the decimal **nine** places to the **left**, our exponent will be **positive nine**.

STEP 7

Combine the number we got (9.69.6) and the power of 10 (10910^9) to write the number in scientific notation.

STEP 8

9,600,000,000=9.61099,600,000,000 = 9.6 \cdot 10^9

STEP 9

The number 9,600,000,0009,600,000,000 written in scientific notation is 9.61099.6 \cdot 10^9.

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