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Question

Write the following in standard form

956.36

Answer 1

To write the number 956.36 in standard form, you need to express it as a number between 1 and 10 multiplied by a power of 10.

1. Move the decimal point in 956.36 to the left until you have a number between 1 and 10. In this case, you would move it two places to the left, which gives you 9.5636.
2. Count how many places you moved the decimal point. Here, it is 2 places.
3. Since you moved the decimal to the left, it will be a positive exponent.

So, 956.36 in standard form is:

\[ 9.5636 \times 10^2 \]