1identify the #
2place a decimal in a location which would make a #between 1and9
3 count the # of space values that the decimal moved
4 plug the numbers into this formula number from step 2×10 place value
example:
1) 330,000
2) 3.3 0000
3) count the places moved 5
4)plug the # in 3.30×10 to the 5th power.