How do you write 4,300 in scientific notation?

Answer 1

To write 4,300 in scientific notation, you need to express it in the form of \( a \times 10^n \), where \( 1 \leq a < 10 \) and \( n \) is an integer.

1. Move the decimal point in 4,300 to the left until you have a number between 1 and 10. In this case, moving the decimal two places to the left gives you 4.3.
2. Count how many places you moved the decimal point. Here, it's 2 places to the left.
3. Therefore, you can express 4,300 as \( 4.3 \times 10^3 \).

So, 4,300 in scientific notation is \( 4.3 \times 10^3 \).