Chapter 4.7, Problem 9E

To determine

To rewrite $4.15\times {10}^{-5}$ in standard form.

Answer to Problem 9E

  $0.0000415$

Explanation of Solution

Given information: $4.15\times {10}^{-5}$ to be written in scientific notation.

  $4.15\times {10}^{-5}$

Can be written as

  $=\frac{4.15}{100000}$

On dividing the numerator by the denominator.

  $=0.0000415$

This is done by multiplying the power of 10 with the decimal portion of the number.