Write $600,000$ in scientific notation.
A) $6 \times 10 ^ { 4 }$
B) $6 \times 10 ^ { 5 }$
C) $12 \times 10 ^ { 11 }$
D) $6 \times 10 ^ { 6 }$
E) $12 \times 10 ^ { 6 }$

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To write a number in scientific notation, we move the decimal point to have only one non-zero digit to the left of the decimal point, and then record the number of places we had to move the decimal point as the exponent of 10. In this case, we can move the decimal point six places to the left to get 6.00000, which gives us $6 \times 10 ^ {5}$ in scientific notation.

Write 600,000600,000600,000 In Scientific Notation 6×1046 \times 10 ^ { 4 }6×104

Write $600,000$ In Scientific Notation $6 \times 10 ^ { 4 }$