What Is the Primary Advantage of Using Exponential Notation

question 4

Multiple Choice

What is the primary advantage of using exponential notation?

• A) Reverse calculations involving exponential terms can be completed because the exponential term simply becomes negative.
• B) The exponential term in an exponential number represents the slope of the line generated by the data set.
• C) The significand in exponential terms is always reduced to a factor of ten to make calculations faster and easier.
• D) Very large and very small numbers become more convenient to write and read in exponential notation.

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