Is the number written in scientific notation? If not, explain.

a. 0.15 x 104

b. 7.06 x 10-8

c. 3.3 x 10012

Scientific notation is a method to write numbers with many digits in a more summarized way.

A number written in scientific notation follows the following pattern:

m x 10 ^ e

The number e is the order of magnitude, the number m must be greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10.

The following numbers are written in scientific notation:

a. 0.15 x 104

b. 7.06 x 10-8

The following numbers are NOT written in scientific notation:

c. 3.3 x 10 ^ 012

Because they do not follow the pattern mentioned.