Answer
$0.97 \times 10^{-4} = 9.7 \times 10^{-5}$
Work Step by Step
Move the decimal point one place to the right to have $9.7$.
Then, multiply by $10^{-1}$ (or decrease the exponent of 10 by 1) to retain the original value.
$0.97 \times 10^{-4} = 9.7 \times 10^{-4-1}=9.7 \times 10^{-5}$
