GRADE 8 MATH · CHAPTER 2

Operations & problem solving

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  1. Number & operations

    Multiply in scientific notation

    Multiply powers-of-ten notation and normalize the result.

AN EXAMPLE FROM THIS CHAPTER

Write (2 × 102) × (3 × 103) in scientific notation.

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6 × 105

Multiply coefficients and add exponents, then make the leading coefficient at least 1 and less than 10: 6 × 105.

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