Question

how do you write 177,870 in scientific notation?
1×10^3

Explanation:

Step1: Move decimal point

Move the decimal point in 177870 to the left until there is only one non - zero digit to the left of the decimal point. We get 1.7787.

Step2: Determine exponent

Count the number of places the decimal point was moved. The decimal point was moved 5 places to the left. So the exponent of 10 is 5.

Answer:

$1.7787\times 10^{5}$