Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Let's take 4200 as an example.
To convert 4200 into scientific notation, follow these steps:
- Move the decimal 3 times to left in the number so that the resulting number, m = 4.2, is greater than or equal to 1 but less than 10
- Since we moved the decimal to the left the exponent n is positive
n = 3
- Write in the scientific notation form, m × 10^n
= 4.2 × 10^3
Therefore, the decimal number 4200 written in scientific notation is 4.2 × 10^3 and it has 2 significant figures.
