Question
Linda converted 0.0005 liters to milliliters using a calculator. The calculator displayed the number 5E-7. What is this number in scientific notation?
A. 5+10^-7
B. 5×10^-7
C. 5×10^7
D. -7×10^5
A. 5+10^-7
B. 5×10^-7
C. 5×10^7
D. -7×10^5
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The number displayed on the calculator, 5E-7, is already in scientific notation. In scientific notation, "E" is often used to indicate "times ten raised to the power of." Thus, 5E-7 can be interpreted as:
\[ 5 \times 10^{-7} \]
Therefore, the correct answer is:
**B. 5×10^-7**
\[ 5 \times 10^{-7} \]
Therefore, the correct answer is:
**B. 5×10^-7**