This will now be a number between 1 and 9.
Place the decimal point to the right of the first non-zero digit. To convert a number to its equivalent in scientific notation: Use of scientific notation requires writing the number so that it is the result of multiplying some whole number power of 10 by a number between 1 and 10. These can best be indicated and handled in calculations by use of scientific notation, which is to say by use of exponents. Sometimes it is necessary to use very large and very small numbers.
