When using small numbers in scientific notation...
The decimal point always goes after the first non-zero digit.
The exponent tells us how many places we move the decimal to the left in standard form.
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Answer choices in standard notation
0.0803
0.00803
0.0002
0.000002
0.075
0.0075
0.0999
0.999
0.000000104
0.000104
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Answer choices in scientific notation
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