Question

how do you write 360,000 in scientific notation? $\boldsymbol{square} \times 10^{\boldsymbol{square}}$

Explanation:

Step1: Identify coefficient (1≤c<10)

To get a coefficient between 1 and 10 from 360,000, we move the decimal left 5 places: $360000 = 3.6 \times 10^5$

Step2: Find exponent of 10

The number of places we moved the decimal is 5, so the exponent is 5.

Answer:

$3.6$ $\times 10^5$
(The first blank is filled with 3.6, the second blank is filled with 5)