Scientific notation is often used to express numbers. When is scientific notation more appropriate than standard notation?

A) For numbers that contain fractions.

B) For very large or very small numbers.

C) For measured values during experiments.

D) For numbers and computations during science class.

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Stella Hanna

12 September, 15:58

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Jerome Serrano · Answer 1

It would be B. if you have 1,000,000,000 and only need three digits, you'd write it as 1*10^9. it just makes large and small numbers easier to read.

Caylee Nelson · Answer 2

When you have very large or small numbers.

Scientific notation is often used to express numbers. When is scientific notation more appropriate than standard notation?A) For numbers that contain fractions.B) For very large or very small numbers.C) For measured values during experiments.D) For numbers and computations during science class.