Write 988000 in scientific notation

To write 988000 in scientific notation:

1. Identify the significant figures in 988000, which are 9.88.
2. Count the number of places the decimal point has to move to transform 9.88 into 988000. The decimal moves 5 places to the right.
3. Combine the significant figures with the appropriate power of 10.

So, the scientific notation of 988000 is:
9.88 \times 10^5