Scientific Notation Online Practice

Question

Complete this assessment to review what you've learned. It will not count toward your grade.
4 of 154 of 15 Items

Question
Use scientific notation to compare these numbers: 3,478,660; 34,870,000; and 34,786,600. Which number has the greatest value?(1 point)
Responses

3.47866×107
3.47866 times 10 superscript 7 baseline

3.487×107
3.487 times 10 superscript 7 baseline

34,870,000
34,870,000

3.47866×106

Answer 1

To compare the numbers 3,478,660; 34,870,000; and 34,786,600 using scientific notation, we will first convert each number to scientific notation:

1. 3,478,660 = \(3.47866 \times 10^6\)
2. 34,870,000 = \(3.487 \times 10^7\)
3. 34,786,600 = \(3.47866 \times 10^7\)

Now we can compare the scientific notation:

• \(3.47866 \times 10^6\) (this is less than both of the next two)
• \(3.487 \times 10^7\)
• \(3.47866 \times 10^7\)

Since both \(3.487 \times 10^7\) and \(3.47866 \times 10^7\) are multiplied by \(10^7\), we can just compare the \(3.487\) and \(3.47866\) coefficients.

Since \(3.487 > 3.47866\), we conclude that:

The greatest value is: 34,870,000 (which is \(3.487 \times 10^7\)).