Is 2.4 x 10 to the 6 power the same as 24 x 10 to the 5th power

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Answer 1

Yes

 

2.4 x 10⁶

 

If we move the decimal in 2.4 once to the right, then we decrease the power of 10 by 1,  giving us:

 

2.4 x 10⁵

 

Of course, we could also perform the multiplication for both of these to determine whether we get the same result.