Express a small number in scientific notation (example) | Pre-Algebra | Khan Academy

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Can you imagine if you had to do calculations with very, very small numbers? How would you handle all those zeros to the right of the decimal? Thank goodness for scientific notation!

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this video is amazing, It helped me do my math homework and study for multiple tests. Thank you so much.

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I love the scoff at the beginning of the video XD

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So how would you express when dealing with significant numbers???

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3.457E-9. Three Thousand Four hundred and Fifty Seven Ten-Trillionths. (+1 : 71)

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I feel like I shouldn’t be learning this in fourth grade

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