Question

Express this number in scientific notation.
52 thousandths

Answer 1

To express 52 thousandths in scientific notation, we first convert it into decimal form.

52 thousandths can be written as:
\[
0.052
\]

Next, we need to express this number in scientific notation. Scientific notation is typically in the form:
\[
a \times 10^n
\]
where \(1 \leq a < 10\) and \(n\) is an integer.

To convert \(0.052\) to scientific notation, we can rewrite it as:
\[
5.2 \times 10^{-2}
\]

Here, we moved the decimal point two places to the right to get from \(0.052\) to \(5.2\), which means we multiply by \(10^{-2}\) to balance it out.

Thus, 52 thousandths in scientific notation is:
\[
5.2 \times 10^{-2}
\]