Answer/Step-by-step explanation:
The 7 problems Calvin made mistakes in are as follows:
1. 76,450,000
We are moving the decimal point to our left by 7 decimal places. Therefore, the exponent of 10 should be 7 not 8.
The correct scientific notation = [tex] 7.645*10^7 [/tex]
2. 0.000327
We move the decimal point to our right by 4 decimal places. Since we are counting to our right, the exponent of 10 should be -4 not 4.
The correct scientific notation = [tex] 3.27*10^{-4} [/tex]
4. 116,000,000,000
Number of decimal places moved to our left = 11
The exponent of 10 should be 11 not 9.
The correct scientific notation = [tex] 1.16*10^11 [/tex]
5. 0.024
Number of decimal places moved to our right = 2
Since we are moving to our right, exponent of 10 = -2.
Calvin made a mistake here by not placing a decimal point in the first number after the last 0 to our right.
The correct scientific notation = [tex] 2.4*10^{-2} [/tex]
7. 100
There are just 2 zeros.
Therefore, the exponent of 10 = 2 not 3.
correct scientific notation = [tex] 10^2 [/tex]
9. 900,000
Number of decimal places moved to our left = 5
Since we are moving to the left, the exponent of 10 = 5 not -5
The correct scientific notation = [tex] 9*10^5 [/tex]
10. 0.00633
Number of decimal places moved to our right = 3
The exponent of 10 = -3
Calvin made a mistake by wrongly placing the decimal point.
The correct scientific notation = [tex] 6.33*10^{-3} [/tex]
