Question

write 5,000,000 in scientific notation.

Explanation:

Step1: Recall scientific notation rules

Scientific notation is \( a \times 10^n \), where \( 1 \leq |a| < 10 \) and \( n \) is an integer. For \( 5,000,000 \), we move the decimal point to get \( a = 5 \).

Step2: Determine the exponent \( n \)

We moved the decimal 6 places to the left (from \( 5000000. \) to \( 5. \)), so \( n = 6 \).

Answer:

The first box (for \( a \)) is \( 5 \), and the second box (for the exponent) is \( 6 \), so in scientific notation, \( 5,000,000 = 5 \times 10^6 \).