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Problem:
Solve the following problems in scientific notation:
(1)
(6.9)(4.0) = 27.6, the new mantissa; 3+2 = 5, the new exponent; so the answer is or after rounding.
Note that the mantissa must be greater than or equal to 1 and less than 10.
(2)
(5.8)/(2.0) = 2.9; 4-3 = 1; the answer is .