Question

write 746.5 in scientific notation.

Explanation:

Step1: Move decimal point

Move the decimal point of 746.5 two places to the left to get a number between 1 and 10, which is 7.465.

Step2: Determine power of 10

Since we moved the decimal point 2 places to the left, the exponent of 10 is 2.

Answer:

$7.465\times10^{2}$