Standard Form Mnemonic

Here below is an alternative way to remember standard form:

To change a number to standard form you either have to make it larger or smaller.

Which ever way, remember this mnemonic phrase:

Here below is an alternative way to remember standard form:

Example 1

Change $11.1xx10^8$ to standard form.

So the number starts $1.11$

Remember the mnemonic above.

GET SMALLER, GET BIGGER.

So the number has got smaller so the index gets bigger:

$11.1xx10^8$ becomes $1.11xx10^9$

Example 2

Change $0.6xx10^-4$ to standard form.

So the number starts $6.0$ .

Remember the mnemonic above.

GET BIGGER, GET SMALLER.

So the number has got bigger so the index gets smaller.

$0.6xx10^-4$ becomes $6.0xx10^-5$ .