Twenty-five thousand three hundred in scientific notation is [tex]2.53 * 10^{4} [/tex]
The power of ten indicates multiplication of [tex]2.54[/tex] by ten to the fourth power. Multiplication by ten is the same as moving the decimal point to the right, so, because it is to the fourth power, you move the decimal point of your answer to the right four places. If the problem was to change [tex].000253[/tex] into scientific notation, then your asnwer would be [tex]2.54*10^{-4} [/tex].
