Question

Which is the correct scientific notation for 724,000,000,000?

Answer 1

724,000,000,000 =
`7 * 10^(11)`

Step-by-step explanation:

To convert a number into scientific notation, we have to find how many digits are after the first digit so:

7, 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

11 digits are after 7

Meaning to make it into scientific notation, the power of 10 would be 11

`10^(11)`