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Converting Standard Notation to Scientific Notation

Avg difficulty 2.5

Write each number in scientific notation.

ⓐDistance to Andromeda Galaxy from Earth: 24,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 m

ⓑDiameter of Andromeda Galaxy: 1,300,000,000,000,000,000,000 m

ⓒNumber of stars in Andromeda Galaxy: 1,000,000,000,000

ⓓDiameter of electron: 0.00000000000094 m

ⓔProbability of being struck by lightning in any single year: 0.00000143

OpenStax Algebra and Trigonometry 2e, 1.2 Exponents and Scientific Notation, exercise 19

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