Question
If you wrote 0.0009763 as a single digit times a power of ten, would the exponent be positive or negative?
The exponent would be negative because the original number is greater than one.
The exponent would be positive because the original number is greater than one.
The exponent would be negative because the original number is less than one.
The exponent would be positive because the original number is less than one.
The exponent would be negative because the original number is greater than one.
The exponent would be positive because the original number is greater than one.
The exponent would be negative because the original number is less than one.
The exponent would be positive because the original number is less than one.
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The number 0.0009763 is less than one. When expressing a number in scientific notation, if the original number is less than one, the exponent on the power of ten will be negative.
Therefore, the correct choice is:
**The exponent would be negative because the original number is less than one.**
Therefore, the correct choice is:
**The exponent would be negative because the original number is less than one.**