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QuestionWrite the number 0.00092 in scientific notation.
Answer Attempt 1 out of 2
Answer: \square ×10\times 10 \square Submit Answer

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STEP 1

1. The number to be converted to scientific notation is 0.00092 0.00092 .
2. Scientific notation expresses numbers as a product of a number between 1 and 10 and a power of 10.

STEP 2

1. Identify the significant figures.
2. Determine the power of 10.
3. Write the number in scientific notation.

STEP 3

Identify the significant figures in the number 0.00092 0.00092 . The significant figures are 9.2 9.2 .

STEP 4

Determine how many places the decimal point must be moved to convert 0.00092 0.00092 into a number between 1 and 10.
The decimal point moves 4 places to the right to change 0.00092 0.00092 to 9.2 9.2 .

STEP 5

Since the decimal point moved 4 places to the right, the power of 10 will be negative.
Write the number in scientific notation as 9.2×104 9.2 \times 10^{-4} .
The number 0.00092 0.00092 in scientific notation is:
9.2×104\boxed{9.2 \times 10^{-4}}

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