Mathematics

Write 201.38 x 10^5 in standard form.

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Jane Smith 6 months ago

Final answer: To write 201.38 x 10^5 in standard form, move the decimal point 5 places to the right. The number in standard form is 20,138,000. Explanation: To write 201.38 x 10^5 in standard form, you move the decimal point to the right as many times as the exponent on 10 indicates. Since our exponent here is 5, we would move the decimal point to the right 5 times. Starting with 201.38, it becomes: 2013.8 (1 place) 20138 (2 places) 201380 (3 places) 2013800 (4 places) 20138000 (5 places) The standard form of 201.38 x 10^5 is 20,138,000.

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