How do you write 250 million in scientific rota

To express 250 million in scientific notation, you need to convert it into a format that shows a number between 1 and 10 multiplied by a power of ten.

Steps to Convert

• First, identify the significant figures: 2.5 (from 250 million).
• Next, count how many places you move the decimal point to get from 250 million to 2.5. In this case, you move it 8 places to the left.

Scientific Notation

Putting it all together, 250 million can be written as:

2.5 × 10⁸

This means that 250 million is equal to 2.5 times ten raised to the eighth power.