Question
The mass of a newborn kitten is 0.0943 kilograms.
How is this number written in scientific notation?
Responses
A 9.43 x 1029.43 x 10 2
B 94.3 x 10-394.3 x 10 -3
C 9.43 x 10-19.43 x 10 -1
D 9.43 x 10-2 The mass of a newborn kitten is 0.0943 kilograms.
How is this number written in scientific notation?
Responses
A 9.43 x 1029.43 x 10 2
B 94.3 x 10-394.3 x 10 -3
C 9.43 x 10-19.43 x 10 -1
D 9.43 x 10-2
How is this number written in scientific notation?
Responses
A 9.43 x 1029.43 x 10 2
B 94.3 x 10-394.3 x 10 -3
C 9.43 x 10-19.43 x 10 -1
D 9.43 x 10-2 The mass of a newborn kitten is 0.0943 kilograms.
How is this number written in scientific notation?
Responses
A 9.43 x 1029.43 x 10 2
B 94.3 x 10-394.3 x 10 -3
C 9.43 x 10-19.43 x 10 -1
D 9.43 x 10-2
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To convert the mass of a newborn kitten, which is 0.0943 kilograms, into scientific notation, we need to express it in the form \( a \times 10^n \), where \( 1 \leq a < 10 \) and \( n \) is an integer.
1. Move the decimal point in 0.0943 two places to the right to get 9.43.
2. Since we moved the decimal two places to the right, our exponent will be negative, specifically \(-2\).
Thus, we can write 0.0943 as:
\[
9.43 \times 10^{-2}
\]
Therefore, the correct answer is:
**D: \( 9.43 \times 10^{-2} \)**.
1. Move the decimal point in 0.0943 two places to the right to get 9.43.
2. Since we moved the decimal two places to the right, our exponent will be negative, specifically \(-2\).
Thus, we can write 0.0943 as:
\[
9.43 \times 10^{-2}
\]
Therefore, the correct answer is:
**D: \( 9.43 \times 10^{-2} \)**.