This math skill teaches how to multiply two numbers written in scientific notation. It involves multiplying the base coefficients and adding the exponents of ten, then adjusting the result to maintain proper scientific notation format.
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Multiply two scientific notation numbers
Test your understanding of multiply scientific notation numbers by practicing it! Work through the below exercises to use it in practice.
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Let's multiply these 2 scientific notation numbers
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First, rearrange our multiplication. We can start with the base coefficients of 3 and 4
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We get 12, times 10 to the power of 9, but 12 can be simplified more
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12 is the same as 1.2 times 10 to the power of 1
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If we bring the two powers of 10 together we have 1.2 times ten to the power of 10 as our answer