7-4 Skills Practice Scientific Notation May 2026

A number is written in scientific notation as:

[ a \times 10^n ]

Example: ( \frac6 \times 10^72 \times 10^3 = 3 \times 10^4 ) Exponents must match. Rewrite numbers with the same exponent, then add/subtract coefficients. 7-4 skills practice scientific notation

What is Scientific Notation? Scientific notation is a concise way to write very large or very small numbers. It is commonly used in science, engineering, and mathematics to simplify calculations. A number is written in scientific notation as:

Example: ( (3 \times 10^4) \times (2 \times 10^5) = 6 \times 10^9 ) Divide the coefficients, subtract the exponents: [ \fraca \times 10^mb \times 10^n = \fracab \times 10^m-n ] 7-4 skills practice scientific notation

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