What is 48,020,000 expressed in scientific notation? A. 4.802 x 10^7
B. 0.48 x 10^-8
C. 0.4802 x 10^8
D. 4.802 x 10^8

im pretty sure it is answer A. 4.802 x 10^7

Step-by-Step explanation

The purpose of scientific notation is for scientists to write very large, or very small, numbers with ease.

Calculating scientific notation for a positive integer is simple, as it always follows this notation:

a x 10b

Follow the steps below to see how 48,020,000 is written in scientific notation.

Step 1

To find a, take the number and move a decimal place to the right one position.

Original Number: 48,020,000

New Number: 4.8020000

Step 2

Now, to find b, count how many places to the right of the decimal.

New Number:4.8020000

Decimal Count:  1234567

There are 7 places to the right of the decimal place.

Step 3

Building upon what we know above, we can now reconstruct the number into scientific notation.

Remember, the notation is: a x 10b

a = 4.802 (Please notice any zeroes on the end have been removed)

b = 7

Now the whole thing:

4.802 x 107

Step 4

Check your work:

107 = 10,000,000 x 4.802 = 48,020,000

the slope of this line is 0

hope it helps

Step-by-step explanation:

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