Question

Write 3.476 x 10^11 a) in standard notation b) Write out the name of this number

Answer 1

a)347,600,000,000

b) Three hundred forty-seven billion six hundred million.

Explanation:

Standard notation:

Numbers can be converted from scientific notation to standard notation.

As the exponent is positive, move the decimal point 11 places to the right.

a)
`\sf 3.476 *10^(11) = 347,600,000,000`

b) Number name:

Put commas after every third digit starting from the right-hand side of the number. The place values are ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousand, hundred thousand, millions, ten million, hundred million, billions, ten billion, hundred billion and so on.

Three hundred forty-seven billion six hundred million.

Answer:

a)347,600,000,000

b) Three hundred forty-seven billion six hundred million.