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What is 5800 million metric tons in scientific notation?
It is: 5.8*10^9 metric tons in scientific notation
Scientific notation for metric units?
Scientific notation is scientific notation - whether it is used for metric units, Imperial units or simply for numbers.
How can one convert data from standard measuring equipment to metric data?
One can just convert it themselves. For example 1 inch is 2.54cm, and one pound is .45kg. There are many conversion tables that can be found, both in print and online that give the full list of standard to metric conversions. Also many scientific calculators have the conversions built in so one just has to enter data and it converts it for them.
Why do scientists prefer to express numbers in exponential notation and metric units?
Because exponential or scientific notation needs less digits for very large numbers and metric units are preferred because they are in multiples of 10 thus avoiding mistaken calculations.
Does scientific notation make conversion between units easy?
In the metric (or SI) system, where units are related to one another by powers of 10, scientific notation makes conversions incredibly simple. However, if you are unfortunate enough to live in a country which still uses the Imperial system (or a variant) scientific notation is of hardly any help: converting 3.5*10^3 yards to miles is a difficult calculation.
