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Using standard form is incredibly useful when we need to use either very large or very small numbers.

 

Other areas we may use standard form includes science. From measuring the distance between stars or the mass of atoms.

 

Remember:

1,000 = 103

100 = 102

10 = 101

1 = 100

0.1 = 10-1

0.01 = 10-2

0.001 = 10-3

 

Examples

5.1 × 102 as an ordinary number is

5.1 × 100 = 510

 

3.214 × 10 -4 as an ordinary number is

3.214 x 0.0001 = 3.214 ÷ 1,000 = 0.003214

 

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