Question
What is the correct answer when you convert the number, 1,263 into scientific notation?
12.63 × 10^3
12.63 × 10^2
1.2 × 10^3
1.263 × 10^3
12.63 × 10^3
12.63 × 10^2
1.2 × 10^3
1.263 × 10^3
Answers
GPT-4o mini
To convert the number 1,263 into scientific notation, you express it as a number between 1 and 10 multiplied by a power of 10.
1,263 can be expressed as:
- Move the decimal point two places to the left to get 1.263.
Therefore, in scientific notation:
1,263 = 1.263 × 10^3.
So, the correct answer is:
**1.263 × 10^3**.
1,263 can be expressed as:
- Move the decimal point two places to the left to get 1.263.
Therefore, in scientific notation:
1,263 = 1.263 × 10^3.
So, the correct answer is:
**1.263 × 10^3**.