Write the number in scientific notation.
-$5,800,000$
A) $5.8 \times 10 ^ { - 5 }$
B) $5.8 \times 10 ^ { - 6 }$
C) $5.8 \times 10 ^ { 6 }$
D) $5.8 \times 10 ^ { 5 }$

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To write in scientific notation, we move the decimal point to the left until there is only one non-zero digit to the left of the decimal point. In this case, we would move the decimal point six places to the left to get 5.8. Since we moved the decimal point to the left, we need to multiply by a power of 10. The number of places we moved the decimal point determines the exponent on 10, which is 6 in this case. Therefore, the answer is 5.8 x 10^6.

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Write the Number in Scientific Notation $5,800,000$ A) $5.8 \times 10 ^ { - 5 }$