Which number is correctly written in scientific notation?(1 point)

Question

Responses

0.2520 × 10−3
0.2520 times 10 superscript negative 3 baseline

2.520 × 103
2.520 times 10 cubed

25.20 × 103
25.20 times 10 cubed

10 × 103

Answer 1

The number that is correctly written in scientific notation is:

2.520 × 10³

In scientific notation, the coefficient (the number before the ×10) needs to be between 1 and 10. Therefore, the other options (0.2520 × 10⁻³, 25.20 × 10³, and 10 × 10³) do not meet this criterion.