To express the numbers you provided in scientific notation, we follow the format \( a \times 10^n \), where \( 1 \leq a < 10 \) and \( n \) is an integer.
Let's convert each of the numbers to scientific notation:
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98,000:
In scientific notation:
\( 9.8 \times 10^4 \) -
787,000:
In scientific notation:
\( 7.87 \times 10^5 \) -
987,000:
In scientific notation:
\( 9.87 \times 10^5 \) -
89,000:
In scientific notation:
\( 8.9 \times 10^4 \)
Now comparing the values in scientific notation, we can see that the least value in standard notation is:
- 89,000 (which is \( 8.9 \times 10^4 \)).
Thus, the number with the least value among the options you provided is 89,000.