Question

Convert this number given in standard form into scientific notation.

0.0000069



What is the value in scientific notation?
0.69 × 10-5
6.9 × 10-6
6.9 × 106
69.0 × 107

Answers

GPT-4o mini
To convert the number 0.0000069 into scientific notation, we want 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 0.0000069 to the right until it is after the first non-zero digit, which is 6.9.
- This gives us 6.9.

2. Count how many places you moved the decimal point. In this case, you moved it 6 places to the right.

3. Since we moved the decimal to the right, \( n \) will be negative. Therefore:
- \( n = -6 \).

So, we can write:

\[
0.0000069 = 6.9 \times 10^{-6}
\]

Based on the options provided, the value in scientific notation is:

**6.9 × 10^-6**.