Given the number :
[tex]0.000471[/tex]The scientific notation is a method to the write the numbers as two parts
The first part is the number as between 1 and 9
the second part as 10 to powers
so,
[tex]0.000471=\frac{471}{100000}=\frac{471}{10}\cdot\frac{1}{10000}=4.71\cdot10^{-4}[/tex]
