Which way does the decimal point go when a number reads x.xxxe+008
Which way does the decimal point go when a number reads x.xxxe+008
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I have forgotten which way the decimal point advances when the number reads x.xxe+.008 as an example.
Thank you in advance
Thank you in advance





RE: Which way does the decimal point go when a number reads x.xxxe+008
I've seen x.xxe8 which is xxx,000,000 written out in full (decimal moves to the right) or x.xxe-8 which is 0.0000000xxx where the decimal moves to the left (should be 7 zeros in there if I can see right on this screen).
Of course, you can have an exponent to a fractional power but you don't just move the decimal place in that case to get to the answer.
For example, 2e0.005 is 1.0035.
RE: Which way does the decimal point go when a number reads x.xxxe+008
xxx * 10^0.008
and 2e0.005 means
2*10^0.005 = 2*1.01157 = 2.02315.....
RE: Which way does the decimal point go when a number reads x.xxxe+008
the first number in my previous post should be
x.xx * 10^0.008