What is the standerd form of -18/

-0.18×10²

The standard form of a number is introduced to avoid the difficulty of reading the large numbers. Any number that can be written in the decimal form between 1.0 to 10.0 multiplied by the power of 10.

Example Question:

Convert the number 72800000000000 into standard form.

Solution:

Given number: 72800000000000

The standard form of the given number is 7.28 × 10¹³