Scientific Notation is an expression of a number that is the product of a number that is `1<=x<10` multiplied by a power of 10.
First, simplify the numerator.
`3 3/7* (2 2/5 + 1 1/10)`
Parenthesis first, `2 2/5 = 2 4/10`
`(2 4/10 + 1 1/10) = 3 5/10 =...
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Scientific Notation is an expression of a number that is the product of a number that is `1<=x<10` multiplied by a power of 10.
First, simplify the numerator.
`3 3/7* (2 2/5 + 1 1/10)`
Parenthesis first, `2 2/5 = 2 4/10`
`(2 4/10 + 1 1/10) = 3 5/10 = 3 1/2`
Now, multiply `3 3/7* 3 1/2`
To multiply mxed numbers, change to improper fractions: `24/7* 7/2`
7's cancel, 2 and 24 cancel to leave 12.
`(12) / (3 *10^4)`
`3* 10^4 = 3* 10000 = 30000`
This is now `12/3000 = 0.0004`
To place in scientific notation, move decimal to make value between 1 and 10 multiplied by 10 to the power of: how many places you moved decimal. Decimal to left means negative exponent. Decimal to right makes positive exponent.
Answer: `4* 10^-4`