Question

What is 500,000,000 in scientific notation

Answer 1

500,000,000 would be 5x10 to the 8th power 

Answer 2

Here's what you have to do:

First write down the number

500,000

Then you count the zeros
There's five of them

Then you put it in the equation

.5×10^5=
Then check your answer
500,000

So your answer is...
.5×10^5=