Chapter 4.7, Problem 2E

To determine

To write $12.5\times {10}^7$ in scientific notation.

Answer to Problem 2E

  $1.25\times {10}^8$

Explanation of Solution

Given information: $12.5\times {10}^7$ to be written in scientific notation.

$12.5\times {10}^7$ can be written as $1.25\times {10}^8$ .This is done by moving the decimal point to one nonzero number.

  $1.25\times {10}^8$ is the correct form of a scientific notation. The decimal point is after the first nonzero number in a scientific notation.