Question

The population of Clarksville is about 6,000 people. What is the population written as a whole number multiplied by a power of ten?

Answer 1

Well 6,000 is actually equal to 1,000 x 6.

It turns out that 1,000 = 10 x 10 x 10 = 10^3

So the answer to your question is:

6 x 10^3