Whole numbers

DECIMAL NUMBERS IN STANDARD FORM

Decimal fractions can be expressed in standard form using negative powers of ten (10). This means that, the values of  when a decimal number is expressed in standard forms are negative. To do this, we move the decimal point to Right Hand Side (RHS) in tenth.

Examples:

1) Express each of these numbers in standard form.

(a). 0.0008       (b). 0.0000 000 7        (c). 0. 000 036

Solutions: