A number written in scientific notation usually expresses a very large or very small number by writing its value as a product of 10 to some power. Let's look at some examples.
Scientific Notation
Standard Notation
5 * 10^(10)
5 0 000 000 000
5 * 10^5
5 00 000
5 * 10^1
5 0
5 * 10^0
5
5 * 10^(- 1)
0.5
5 * 10^(- 5)
0.00005
5 * 10^(- 10)
0.0000000005
To change from scientific notation to standard form, move the decimal of the given number according to the exponent of 10.
4.8* 10^(- 3)
In this case, the exponent is negative3, so we should move the decimal three places to the left.
We can see that the standard form of 4.8* 10^(- 3) is 0.0048.
Scientific Notation:& 4.8* 10^(- 3)
Standard Form:& 0.0048
