Question

how do you write 362,000 in scientific notation?
× 10

Explanation:

Step1: Move decimal point

Move the decimal point in 362000 to the left until there is only one non - zero digit to the left of the decimal point. We get 3.62.

Step2: Determine exponent

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

Answer:

$3.62\times 10^{5}$