Answer:
1.23 × [tex]10^{-5}[/tex]
Step-by-step explanation:
A number expressed in standard form has the form
a × [tex]10^{n}[/tex]
where 1 ≤ a < 10 and n is an integer
Express the number given as a number between 1 and 10, that ia
1.23 × [tex]10^{n}[/tex]
We require to obtain the original number by moving the decimal point by moving the decimal point back 5 places to the left.
Move to the right then n > 0
Move to the left then n < 0
Thus
0.0000123 = 1.23 × [tex]10^{-5}[/tex]