Let's choose the scientific number \( 2.56 \times 10^{-2} \) and multiply it by \( 256.7 \).
Step 1: Convert \( 256.7 \) to scientific notation.
To express \( 256.7 \) in scientific notation, we write it as: \[ 256.7 = 2.567 \times 10^2 \]
Step 2: Multiply the two scientific numbers.
Now we can multiply these two numbers:
\[ (2.56 \times 10^{-2}) \times (2.567 \times 10^2) \]
Step 3: Multiply the coefficients.
First, multiply the coefficients \( 2.56 \) and \( 2.567 \):
\[ 2.56 \times 2.567 \approx 6.56032 \]
Step 4: Add the exponents of 10.
Now we add the exponents of \( 10 \):
\[ 10^{-2} \times 10^{2} = 10^{-2 + 2} = 10^{0} = 1 \]
Step 5: Combine the results.
Putting it all together, we get:
\[ 6.56032 \times 10^{0} = 6.56032 \]
Since \( 10^{0} \) is \( 1 \), we can finalize the result without the exponent:
\[ \approx 6.56032 \]
Therefore, \( (2.56 \times 10^{-2}) \times 256.7 \approx 6.56032 \).