Question

the mass of one cup of water is 0.236 kilograms. use scientific notation to represent the mass of one cup of water.

Answer 1

               Scientific Notation is a special way of writing numbers.
               The decimal point is placed after the first digit and it is followed by:
               x ( times )10 to a power that puts the decimal point where it should
               be.
               Answer:  0.236 kg = 2.36 * 10^(-1) kg