Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 2 - Section 2.6 - Scientific Notation - Exercises - Page 127: 51

Answer

$ 0.0009$ is smaller.

Work Step by Step

We have $$ 0.008= 8\times 10^{-3}, \quad 0.0009=9\times 10^{-4.}$$ Since the exponent $-4\lt -3$, then $ 0.0009$ is smaller.
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