The goal of writing a number in scientific notation is to have a decimal number, with one digit to the left of the decimal point, followed by a
×
⨯
10
10
to some power. To format the number this way, multiply the
0.003
0.003
by
10
10
−
3
-
3
times, making it
3
3
. Each multiplication by
10
10
moves the decimal point one digit to the left, but in order to keep the same number, multiply
3
3
by
10
−
3
10
-
3
.
3
×
10
−
3
