Question

In 2013, the population of the state of New York was approximately 19.65 million, and the population of New York City was 8,406,000. In 2013, how many people in New York state did not live in New York City? The answer in standard notation is

The answer in scientific notation is p × 10q, where p is
and q is

Answer 1

In order to find this, you’ll need to subtract 19,650,000 by 8,406,000. You should have 11,244,000. Now, found how many decimal places are after the first digit. Therefore, your answer is
1.1244 x 10^7