The display on a calculator screen is shown below.

9.04447 E -5

What number does the calculator display represent?
A.
0.0000904448
B.
90,444.78
C.
0.0000090445
D.
904,447.8

1 answer

The display "9.04447 E -5" represents the number \( 9.04447 \times 10^{-5} \).

To convert \( 9.04447 \times 10^{-5} \) to a decimal:

  1. Move the decimal point 5 places to the left (because of \( -5 \)).
  2. The number becomes \( 0.0000904447 \).

Thus, the calculator display represents the number:

A. 0.0000904447 (Note: The number in option A is slightly different from my conversion, because your listed option is \( 0.0000904448 \), but it will be essentially correct as they handle small rounding differences.)

However, the answer aligns with option A, which is the closest and correct formatted representation of the number.