How do you write $0.000000027$ in scientific notation?

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Answer 1 · 2018-03-06T19:23:43

We need to move the decimal point 8 places to the right so the exponent for the 10s term will be negative:

$0.000000027 = 2.7 xx 10^-8$

How do you write 0.0000000270.000000027 in scientific notation?