To express the number [tex]$4,800,000$[/tex] in scientific notation, follow these steps:
1. Move the decimal point in the number to the left until it is just to the right of the first non-zero digit. For [tex]$4,800,000$[/tex], moving the decimal point 6 places to the left gives us [tex]$4.8$[/tex].
2. Count the number of places you moved the decimal point. In this case, you moved it 6 places.
3. Write the number as a product of the coefficient (the number you got after moving the decimal point) and [tex]$10$[/tex] raised to the power of the number of places you moved the decimal point. Here, the coefficient is [tex]$4.8$[/tex], and the exponent is [tex]$6$[/tex].
Therefore, [tex]$4,800,000$[/tex] in scientific notation is:
[tex]$
4.8 \times 10^6
$[/tex]
So, the coefficient (to be placed in the green box) is [tex]$4.8$[/tex] and the exponent (to be placed in the yellow box) is [tex]$6$[/tex].
