Question Prompt: Question prompt: What is 1,210,000,000,000 written in scientific notation?
Identify Significant Figures: Identify the significant figures in the number. The significant figures in 1,210,000,000,000 are 121.
Place Decimal Point: Place the decimal point after the first significant figure.The decimal point goes after the first non-zero digit, so we place it after the '1' in '121' to get 1.21.
Count Decimal Point Moves: Count the number of places the decimal point has moved. The decimal point has moved 11 places to the left from the end of the original number to its new position after the '1'.
Write in Scientific Notation: Write the number in scientific notation.The number 1,210,000,000,000 written in scientific notation is 1.21 multiplied by 10 to the power of 11, or 1.21×1011.
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