Problema Solution
the national debt is approaching 6 x 10 to the 12th power dollars. How many hours would it take you to earn an amount equal to the nationa debt if you were paid $20 an hour? express your answer in standard notation, both in terms of hours and in years
Answer provided by our tutors
Divide 6 * 1012 by 20
(6*1012)/ 20 = (6/20) * 1012 = (3/10)*1012 = .3 * 1012
to put this in scientific notation, move the decimal point one place to the right and subtract one from the exponent
= 3.0 * 1011