Question

Write 0.00658 in standard form

Answer 1

Answer:

0.00658 = 6.58 * 10^-3

Step-by-step explanation:

The standard form is a way of writing numbers easily in powers of 10.

To write a number in standard form, we have to move the decimal point to the front of the first non zero number.

Depending on the position of the decimal point to the first non zero number, movement can be towards the right or towards the left. When we move towards the right, our power of 10 will be negative, when we move in the left direction, our power of 10 will be positive

In this question, we shall be moving towards the right. Thus, our power of 10 is negative. We shall be moving towards the right 3 three times

Thus our power would be 10^-3

Thus our standard form will be 6.58 * 10^-3

Kindly note that another pointer is, if the value of our number to be written in standard form is less than zero, then the standard form will come in negative powers of 10. If the value of the number is greater or equal to 1 at least, then then the standard form will be in positive powers of 10